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Recognised as Colour

#2DAFFA

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

#2DAFFA is a blue with RGB values 45, 175, 250 and HSL 202°, 95%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#2DAFFA#2DAFFA
HEX#2DAFFA
RGBrgb(45, 175, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.1765, 0.6863, 0.9804
RGB percentages17.6%, 68.6%, 98%
HSLhsl(202, 95.3%, 57.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(202, 82%, 98%)
CMYK82%, 30%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,994,170
CSS custom property--colour: #2DAFFA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3812WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.62:1
Contrast with white2.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#999999
Inverted#D25005

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8BB0FDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#709EF9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.5 from the original
Tritanopia#00C2C9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.44:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 10.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.3Light skyblue · ΔE 21.7Steel blue · ΔE 21.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 26.5Sky blue · ΔE 28.5
Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 10.8, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FA782D
Analogous#2DFADF, #2D48FA
Triadic#FA2DAF, #AFFA2D
Split complementary#FA2D48, #FADE2D
Tetradic#DF2DFA, #FA782D, #49FA2D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F4FBFF
Lighter +30%#C2E8FE
Lighter +20%#91D5FC
Lighter +10%#5FC2FB
Darker −10%#0699EE
Darker −20%#0479BD
Darker −30%#03598B
Darker −40%#023959
More saturated +25%#28B0FF
Less saturated −25%#48A8DF

Channel breakdown

R45
G175
B250
Red45 (17.6%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue201.95°
Saturation (HSL)95.35%
Lightness57.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2D · G AF · B FA

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