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Recognised as Colour

#2160CD

  • #2160CD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#2160CD is a blue with RGB values 33, 96, 205 and HSL 218°, 72%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#2160CD#2160CD
HEX#2160CD
RGBrgb(33, 96, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.1294, 0.3765, 0.8039
RGB percentages12.9%, 37.6%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(218, 72.3%, 46.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(218, 83.9%, 80.4%)
CMYK83.9%, 53.2%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,187,469
CSS custom property--colour: #2160CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13097WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness102.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.8:1
Contrast with white5.8:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5A5A5A
Inverted#DE9F32

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#016DD1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#005ECBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original
Tritanopia#007B8Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.8:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.62:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 7.8Slate blue · ΔE 15.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 20Medium slateblue · ΔE 22.2Medium purple · ΔE 23Dark slateblue · ΔE 23.7
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 7.85, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CD8E21
Analogous#21B6CD, #3821CD
Triadic#CD2160, #60CD21
Split complementary#CD3821, #B6CD21
Tetradic#CD21B6, #CD8E21, #21CD38

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C4D6F6
Lighter +30%#98B8EF
Lighter +20%#6D9AE7
Lighter +10%#417BE0
Darker −10%#1A4BA1
Darker −20%#133775
Darker −30%#0C2249
Darker −40%#050E1D
More saturated +25%#0358EB
Less saturated −25%#3F68AF

Channel breakdown

R33
G96
B205
Red33 (12.9%)
Green96 (37.6%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue218.02°
Saturation (HSL)72.27%
Lightness46.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 21 · G 60 · B CD

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