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Recognised as Colour

#2A93FD

  • #2A93FD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dodgerblue

#2A93FD is a blue with RGB values 42, 147, 253 and HSL 210°, 98%, 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

#2A93FD#2A93FD
HEX#2A93FD
RGBrgb(42, 147, 253)
RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.5765, 0.9922
RGB percentages16.5%, 57.6%, 99.2%
HSLhsl(210.1, 98.1%, 57.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(210.1, 83.4%, 99.2%)
CMYK83.4%, 41.9%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,790,397
CSS custom property--colour: #2A93FD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28452WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness143.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.69:1
Contrast with white3.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.69:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#848484
Inverted#D56C02

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5D9BFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#3589FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.5 from the original
Tritanopia#00ACBCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.14:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.69:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 3.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 11.7Royal blue · ΔE 22.4Medium purple · ΔE 31Slate blue · ΔE 31.8Steel blue · ΔE 32.1
Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 3.25, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FD942A
Analogous#2AFDFD, #2A2AFD
Triadic#FD2A93, #93FD2A
Split complementary#FD2B2A, #FCFD2A
Tetradic#FD2AFD, #FD942A, #2AFD2B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F4F9FF
Lighter +30%#C2E0FE
Lighter +20%#8FC6FE
Lighter +10%#5DADFD
Darker −10%#0279F2
Darker −20%#0260BF
Darker −30%#01478D
Darker −40%#012D5A
More saturated +25%#2893FF
Less saturated −25%#4593E2

Channel breakdown

R42
G147
B253
Red42 (16.5%)
Green147 (57.6%)
Blue253 (99.2%)
Hue210.14°
Saturation (HSL)98.14%
Lightness57.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2A · G 93 · B FD

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