Recognised as Colour

#2165B8

#2165B8
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Cornflower blue

#2165B8 is a blue with RGB values 33, 101, 184 and HSL 213°, 70%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

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HEX#2165B8

RGBrgb(33, 101, 184)

RGB (0–1)0.1294, 0.3961, 0.7216

RGB percentages12.9%, 39.6%, 72.2%

HSLhsl(213, 69.6%, 42.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(213, 82.1%, 72.2%)

CMYK82.1%, 45.1%, 0%, 27.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,188,728

CSS custom property--colour: #2165B8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13091WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness100.9 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#5D5D5D

Inverted#DE9A47

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#396DBBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#175FB6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original

Tritanopia#007985no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.6 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

Cornflower blue · ΔE 19 Dodgerblue · ΔE 21.4 Dark slateblue · ΔE 21.7 Royal blue · ΔE 23.2 Steel blue · ΔE 24.3 Slate blue · ΔE 27.6

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 19.04, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B87421

Analogous#21B1B8, #2821B8

Triadic#B82165, #65B821

Split complementary#B82821, #B1B821

Tetradic#B821B1, #B87421, #21B828

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B4CFF1

Lighter +30%#88B4EA

Lighter +20%#5D99E2

Lighter +10%#327EDA

Darker −10%#194D8D

Darker −20%#113662

Darker −30%#0A1E36

Darker −40%#02060B

More saturated +25%#0662D3

Less saturated −25%#3C689D

Channel breakdown

R33

G101

B184

Red33 (12.9%)

Green101 (39.6%)

Blue184 (72.2%)

Hue212.98°

Saturation (HSL)69.59%

Lightness42.55%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 21 · G 65 · B B8

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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