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Colour

#2AAAFF

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

#2AAAFF is a blue with RGB values 42, 170, 255 and HSL 204°, 100%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#2AAAFF#2AAAFF
HEX#2AAAFF
RGBrgb(42, 170, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.6667, 1
RGB percentages16.5%, 66.7%, 100%
HSLhsl(203.9, 100%, 58.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(203.9, 83.5%, 100%)
CMYK83.5%, 33.3%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,796,287
CSS custom property--colour: #2AAAFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36462WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.29:1
Contrast with white2.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#959595
Inverted#D55500

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#82ADFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14 from the original
Deuteranopia#649AFDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.6 from the original
Tritanopia#00BFC9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.53:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 14.8Deep skyblue · ΔE 16.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 20.2Steel blue · ΔE 24Light skyblue · ΔE 27.1Sky blue · ΔE 34.2
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 14.8, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FF7F2A
Analogous#2AFFEA, #2A3FFF
Triadic#FF2AAA, #AAFF2A
Split complementary#FF2A3F, #FFEA2A
Tetradic#EA2AFF, #FF7F2A, #3FFF2A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F6FBFF
Lighter +30%#C3E7FF
Lighter +20%#90D3FF
Lighter +10%#5DBEFF
Darker −10%#0094F6
Darker −20%#0075C3
Darker −30%#005790
Darker −40%#00385D
More saturated +25%#2AAAFF
Less saturated −25%#45A5E4

Channel breakdown

R42
G170
B255
Red42 (16.5%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue203.94°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness58.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2A · G AA · B FF

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