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Recognised as Colour

#2043EF

  • #2043EF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#2043EF is a blue with RGB values 32, 67, 239 and HSL 230°, 87%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#2043EF#2043EF
HEX#2043EF
RGBrgb(32, 67, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.1255, 0.2627, 0.9373
RGB percentages12.5%, 26.3%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(229.9, 86.6%, 53.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(229.9, 86.6%, 93.7%)
CMYK86.6%, 72%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,114,543
CSS custom property--colour: #2043EF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10553WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness97.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.75:1
Contrast with white6.75:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#484848
Inverted#DFBC10

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0065F4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24 from the original
Deuteranopia#0051ECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12 from the original
Tritanopia#007595no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 92.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.75:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.11:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 21Blue violet · ΔE 22.6Medium slateblue · ΔE 28.4Dark violet · ΔE 30.2Dark blue · ΔE 30.9Dark orchid · ΔE 31.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 20.98, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EFCC20
Analogous#20AAEF, #6520EF
Triadic#EF2043, #43EF20
Split complementary#EF6520, #AAEF20
Tetradic#EF20AA, #EFCC20, #20EF65

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DEE3FD
Lighter +30%#AFBBF9
Lighter +20%#7F93F6
Lighter +10%#506BF2
Darker −10%#0F2FCD
Darker −20%#0B249E
Darker −30%#08196E
Darker −40%#040E3F
More saturated +25%#1038FF
Less saturated −25%#3E57D1

Channel breakdown

R32
G67
B239
Red32 (12.5%)
Green67 (26.3%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue229.86°
Saturation (HSL)86.61%
Lightness53.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 20 · G 43 · B EF

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