Colour

#2A95D5

#2A95D5
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#2A95D5 is a blue with RGB values 42, 149, 213 and HSL 202°, 67%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#2A95D5

RGBrgb(42, 149, 213)

RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.5843, 0.8353

RGB percentages16.5%, 58.4%, 83.5%

HSLhsl(202.5, 67.1%, 50%)

HSV / HSBhsv(202.5, 80.3%, 83.5%)

CMYK80.3%, 30%, 0%, 16.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,790,869

CSS custom property--colour: #2A95D5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26791WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness136.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.36:1

Contrast with white3.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.36:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#838383

Inverted#D56A2A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7796D8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#5F86D4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.2 from the original

Tritanopia#00A5ACno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.3:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 11.4 Deep skyblue · ΔE 17.1 Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.1 Light skyblue · ΔE 24.6 Dodgerblue · ΔE 28.4 Sky blue · ΔE 29.4

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 11.44, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#D56A2A

Analogous#2AD5BF, #2A40D5

Triadic#D52A95, #95D52A

Split complementary#D52A40, #D5C02A

Tetradic#BF2AD5, #D56A2A, #3FD52A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D4EAF7

Lighter +30%#AAD5EE

Lighter +20%#7FBFE6

Lighter +10%#55AADD

Darker −10%#2277AA

Darker −20%#195980

Darker −30%#113C55

Darker −40%#081E2B

More saturated +25%#0A9DF5

Less saturated −25%#4A8DB5

Channel breakdown

R42

G149

B213

Red42 (16.5%)

Green149 (58.4%)

Blue213 (83.5%)

Hue202.46°

Saturation (HSL)67.06%

Lightness50%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2A · G 95 · B D5

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Colour values

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Channel breakdown

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