Colour

#215FB2

#215FB2
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#215FB2 is a blue with RGB values 33, 95, 178 and HSL 214°, 69%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#215FB2#215FB2

HEX#215FB2

RGBrgb(33, 95, 178)

RGB (0–1)0.1294, 0.3725, 0.698

RGB percentages12.9%, 37.3%, 69.8%

HSLhsl(214.3, 68.7%, 41.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(214.3, 81.5%, 69.8%)

CMYK81.5%, 46.6%, 0%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,187,186

CSS custom property--colour: #215FB2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11722WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness96.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.28:1

Contrast with white6.28:1WCAG normal text: AA

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

Greyscale equivalent#585858

Inverted#DEA04D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3267B5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#095AB0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original

Tritanopia#007380no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

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

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 19.3 Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.2 Royal blue · ΔE 22.8 Dodgerblue · ΔE 23.2 Steel blue · ΔE 26 Slate blue · ΔE 26.5

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 19.35, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B27421

Analogous#21A8B2, #2B21B2

Triadic#B2215F, #5FB221

Split complementary#B22B21, #A8B221

Tetradic#B221A8, #B27421, #21B22B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#AFCBF0

Lighter +30%#84AFE8

Lighter +20%#5993E0

Lighter +10%#2E77D8

Darker −10%#194887

Darker −20%#11315C

Darker −30%#091A31

Darker −40%#010306

More saturated +25%#075BCC

Less saturated −25%#3B6398

Channel breakdown

R33

G95

B178

Red33 (12.9%)

Green95 (37.3%)

Blue178 (69.8%)

Hue214.34°

Saturation (HSL)68.72%

Lightness41.37%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 21 · G 5F · B B2

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