Colour

#2A95FF

#2A95FF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dodgerblue

#2A95FF is a blue with RGB values 42, 149, 255 and HSL 210°, 100%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

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HEX#2A95FF

RGBrgb(42, 149, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.5843, 1

RGB percentages16.5%, 58.4%, 100%

HSLhsl(209.9, 100%, 58.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(209.9, 83.5%, 100%)

CMYK83.5%, 41.6%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,790,911

CSS custom property--colour: #2A95FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29207WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness144.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.84:1

Contrast with white3.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.84:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#868686

Inverted#D56A00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5F9DFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#388AFDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.4 from the original

Tritanopia#00AEBDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.07:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 3.7 Cornflower blue · ΔE 11.7 Royal blue · ΔE 23.1 Medium purple · ΔE 31.6 Steel blue · ΔE 32.1 Slate blue · ΔE 32.5

Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 3.73, a close match

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#FF942A

Analogous#2AFFFF, #2A2BFF

Triadic#FF2A95, #95FF2A

Split complementary#FF2A2A, #FFFF2A

Tetradic#FF2AFF, #FF942A, #2BFF2A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F6FBFF

Lighter +30%#C3E1FF

Lighter +20%#90C8FF

Lighter +10%#5DAEFF

Darker −10%#007CF6

Darker −20%#0062C3

Darker −30%#004890

Darker −40%#002F5D

More saturated +25%#2A95FF

Less saturated −25%#4595E4

Channel breakdown

R42

G149

B255

Red42 (16.5%)

Green149 (58.4%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue209.86°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness58.24%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2A · G 95 · B FF

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