Colour

#2A92FF

#2A92FF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dodgerblue

#2A92FF is a blue with RGB values 42, 146, 255 and HSL 211°, 100%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#2A92FF#2A92FF

HEX#2A92FF

RGBrgb(42, 146, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.5725, 1

RGB percentages16.5%, 57.3%, 100%

HSLhsl(210.7, 100%, 58.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(210.7, 83.5%, 100%)

CMYK83.5%, 42.7%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,790,143

CSS custom property--colour: #2A92FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2827WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness143 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.65:1

Contrast with white3.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.65:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#848484

Inverted#D56D00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5A9BFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#2F88FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.2 from the original

Tritanopia#00ACBCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.16:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 1.5 Cornflower blue · ΔE 13 Royal blue · ΔE 21 Medium purple · ΔE 30.3 Slate blue · ΔE 30.7 Medium slateblue · ΔE 32.7

Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 1.49, below the just-noticeable difference

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#FF972A

Analogous#2AFDFF, #2C2AFF

Triadic#FF2A92, #92FF2A

Split complementary#FF2C2A, #FDFF2A

Tetradic#FF2AFD, #FF972A, #2AFF2C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F6FAFF

Lighter +30%#C3E0FF

Lighter +20%#90C6FF

Lighter +10%#5DACFF

Darker −10%#0078F6

Darker −20%#005FC3

Darker −30%#004690

Darker −40%#002D5D

More saturated +25%#2A92FF

Less saturated −25%#4593E4

Channel breakdown

R42

G146

B255

Red42 (16.5%)

Green146 (57.3%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue210.7°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness58.24%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2A · G 92 · B FF

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