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Colour

#2A96FF

  • #2A96FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dodgerblue

#2A96FF is a blue with RGB values 42, 150, 255 and HSL 210°, 100%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#2A96FF#2A96FF
HEX#2A96FF
RGBrgb(42, 150, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.5882, 1
RGB percentages16.5%, 58.8%, 100%
HSLhsl(209.6, 100%, 58.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(209.6, 83.5%, 100%)
CMYK83.5%, 41.2%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,791,167
CSS custom property--colour: #2A96FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29525WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness145.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.9:1
Contrast with white3.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.9:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#878787
Inverted#D56900

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#619EFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#3B8BFDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.6 from the original
Tritanopia#00AFBEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.04:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 4.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 11.3Royal blue · ΔE 23.9Steel blue · ΔE 31.6Medium purple · ΔE 32Deep skyblue · ΔE 32.6
Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 4.51, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FF932A
Analogous#2AFFFE, #2A2BFF
Triadic#FF2A96, #96FF2A
Split complementary#FF2A2B, #FFFE2A
Tetradic#FE2AFF, #FF932A, #2BFF2A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F6FBFF
Lighter +30%#C3E1FF
Lighter +20%#90C8FF
Lighter +10%#5DAFFF
Darker −10%#007DF6
Darker −20%#0063C3
Darker −30%#004990
Darker −40%#002F5D
More saturated +25%#2A96FF
Less saturated −25%#4596E4

Channel breakdown

R42
G150
B255
Red42 (16.5%)
Green150 (58.8%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue209.58°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness58.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2A · G 96 · B FF

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