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Recognised as Colour

#2651BF

  • #2651BF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#2651BF is a blue with RGB values 38, 81, 191 and HSL 223°, 67%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#2651BF#2651BF
HEX#2651BF
RGBrgb(38, 81, 191)
RGB (0–1)0.149, 0.3176, 0.749
RGB percentages14.9%, 31.8%, 74.9%
HSLhsl(223.1, 66.8%, 44.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(223.1, 80.1%, 74.9%)
CMYK80.1%, 57.6%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,511,295
CSS custom property--colour: #2651BF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10059WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness91.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.97:1
Contrast with white6.97:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#505050
Inverted#D9AE40

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0061C3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#0053BDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.3 from the original
Tritanopia#006D80no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 63 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.97:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.01:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 10.5Slate blue · ΔE 13.1Medium slateblue · ΔE 21Dark slateblue · ΔE 21Rebecca purple · ΔE 22.9Medium purple · ΔE 23.3
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 10.47, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BF9426
Analogous#269EBF, #4826BF
Triadic#BF2651, #51BF26
Split complementary#BF4726, #9EBF26
Tetradic#BF269D, #BF9426, #26BF47

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BFCDF2
Lighter +30%#94ACEA
Lighter +20%#6A8BE1
Lighter +10%#3F6AD9
Darker −10%#1E3F94
Darker −20%#152D6A
Darker −30%#0D1B3F
Darker −40%#040915
More saturated +25%#0944DC
Less saturated −25%#435EA2

Channel breakdown

R38
G81
B191
Red38 (14.9%)
Green81 (31.8%)
Blue191 (74.9%)
Hue223.14°
Saturation (HSL)66.81%
Lightness44.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 26 · G 51 · B BF

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