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Recognised as Colour

#2AACFA

  • #2AACFA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Deep skyblue

#2AACFA is a blue with RGB values 42, 172, 250 and HSL 203°, 95%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#2AACFA#2AACFA
HEX#2AACFA
RGBrgb(42, 172, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.6745, 0.9804
RGB percentages16.5%, 67.5%, 98%
HSLhsl(202.5, 95.4%, 57.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(202.5, 83.2%, 98%)
CMYK83.2%, 31.2%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,796,794
CSS custom property--colour: #2AACFA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36899WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.38:1
Contrast with white2.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#969696
Inverted#D55305

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#87AEFDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#6B9BF9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.9 from the original
Tritanopia#00BFC8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.51:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 12.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.5Steel blue · ΔE 22Light skyblue · ΔE 23.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 24.3Sky blue · ΔE 30.4
Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 12.92, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FA782A
Analogous#2AFAE0, #2A44FA
Triadic#FA2AAC, #ACFA2A
Split complementary#FA2A44, #FAE02A
Tetradic#E02AFA, #FA782A, #44FA2A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F1FAFF
Lighter +30%#BFE6FE
Lighter +20%#8ED3FC
Lighter +10%#5CBFFB
Darker −10%#0695EB
Darker −20%#0476BA
Darker −30%#035688
Darker −40%#023656
More saturated +25%#25ADFF
Less saturated −25%#45A5DF

Channel breakdown

R42
G172
B250
Red42 (16.5%)
Green172 (67.5%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue202.5°
Saturation (HSL)95.41%
Lightness57.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2A · G AC · B FA

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