Colour

#2144FF

#2144FF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#2144FF is a blue with RGB values 33, 68, 255 and HSL 231°, 100%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#2144FF#2144FF

HEX#2144FF

RGBrgb(33, 68, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.1294, 0.2667, 1

RGB percentages12.9%, 26.7%, 100%

HSLhsl(230.5, 100%, 56.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(230.5, 87.1%, 100%)

CMYK87.1%, 73.3%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,180,351

CSS custom property--colour: #2144FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11678WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness102.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.3:1

Contrast with white6.3:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4A4A4A

Inverted#DEBB00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#006BFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#0055FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.8 from the original

Tritanopia#007C9Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 99.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.34:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 19.1 Blue violet · ΔE 23.3 Blue · ΔE 27.8 Dark violet · ΔE 30.7 Medium slateblue · ΔE 34.4 Dark orchid · ΔE 34.9

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 19.08, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#FFDC21

Analogous#21B3FF, #6D21FF

Triadic#FF2144, #44FF21

Split complementary#FF6D21, #B3FF21

Tetradic#FF21B3, #FFDC21, #21FF6D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#EDF0FF

Lighter +30%#BAC5FF

Lighter +20%#879AFF

Lighter +10%#546FFF

Darker −10%#0025ED

Darker −20%#001DBA

Darker −30%#001587

Darker −40%#000D54

More saturated +25%#2144FF

Less saturated −25%#3D57E3

Channel breakdown

R33

G68

B255

Red33 (12.9%)

Green68 (26.7%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue230.54°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness56.47%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 21 · G 44 · B FF

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