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Recognised as Colour

#2A94FC

  • #2A94FC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dodgerblue

#2A94FC is a blue with RGB values 42, 148, 252 and HSL 210°, 97%, 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

#2A94FC#2A94FC
HEX#2A94FC
RGBrgb(42, 148, 252)
RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.5804, 0.9882
RGB percentages16.5%, 58%, 98.8%
HSLhsl(209.7, 97.2%, 57.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(209.7, 83.3%, 98.8%)
CMYK83.3%, 41.3%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,790,652
CSS custom property--colour: #2A94FC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.287WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness143.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.74:1
Contrast with white3.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.74:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#858585
Inverted#D56B03

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#609CFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#3989FAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.5 from the original
Tritanopia#00ADBCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.12:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 4.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 10.9Royal blue · ΔE 23.5Steel blue · ΔE 31Medium purple · ΔE 31.6Slate blue · ΔE 32.6
Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 4.56, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FC922A
Analogous#2AFCFB, #2A2BFC
Triadic#FC2A94, #94FC2A
Split complementary#FC2A2B, #FCFB2A
Tetradic#FB2AFC, #FC922A, #2BFC2A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F3F9FF
Lighter +30%#C1E0FE
Lighter +20%#8FC7FD
Lighter +10%#5CADFD
Darker −10%#037BF0
Darker −20%#0361BD
Darker −30%#02478B
Darker −40%#012D59
More saturated +25%#2794FF
Less saturated −25%#4594E1

Channel breakdown

R42
G148
B252
Red42 (16.5%)
Green148 (58%)
Blue252 (98.8%)
Hue209.71°
Saturation (HSL)97.22%
Lightness57.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2A · G 94 · B FC

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