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Colour

#2AA9FF

  • #2AA9FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#2AA9FF is a blue with RGB values 42, 169, 255 and HSL 204°, 100%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#2AA9FF#2AA9FF
HEX#2AA9FF
RGBrgb(42, 169, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.6627, 1
RGB percentages16.5%, 66.3%, 100%
HSLhsl(204.2, 100%, 58.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(204.2, 83.5%, 100%)
CMYK83.5%, 33.7%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,796,031
CSS custom property--colour: #2AA9FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36088WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.22:1
Contrast with white2.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#949494
Inverted#D55600

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#80ACFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#6299FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.3 from the original
Tritanopia#00BEC8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.56:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 14.3Deep skyblue · ΔE 17.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 19.4Steel blue · ΔE 24.2Light skyblue · ΔE 27.7Sky blue · ΔE 34.9
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 14.25, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FF802A
Analogous#2AFFEB, #2A3EFF
Triadic#FF2AA9, #A9FF2A
Split complementary#FF2A3E, #FFEB2A
Tetradic#EB2AFF, #FF802A, #3EFF2A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F6FBFF
Lighter +30%#C3E7FF
Lighter +20%#90D2FF
Lighter +10%#5DBEFF
Darker −10%#0093F6
Darker −20%#0074C3
Darker −30%#005690
Darker −40%#00375D
More saturated +25%#2AA9FF
Less saturated −25%#45A4E4

Channel breakdown

R42
G169
B255
Red42 (16.5%)
Green169 (66.3%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue204.23°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness58.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2A · G A9 · B FF

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