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Recognised as Colour

#2655DA

  • #2655DA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#2655DA is a blue with RGB values 38, 85, 218 and HSL 224°, 71%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#2655DA#2655DA
HEX#2655DA
RGBrgb(38, 85, 218)
RGB (0–1)0.149, 0.3333, 0.8549
RGB percentages14.9%, 33.3%, 85.5%
HSLhsl(224.3, 70.9%, 50.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(224.3, 82.6%, 85.5%)
CMYK82.6%, 61%, 0%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,512,346
CSS custom property--colour: #2655DA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11971WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness100.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.19:1
Contrast with white6.19:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#555555
Inverted#D9AA25

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#006ADEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16 from the original
Deuteranopia#0059D7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00788Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 74.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.19:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.39:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 12.1Medium slateblue · ΔE 14.9Slate blue · ΔE 15.2Medium purple · ΔE 26.2Rebecca purple · ΔE 27.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 31.1
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 12.1, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DAAB26
Analogous#26AFDA, #5126DA
Triadic#DA2655, #55DA26
Split complementary#DA5126, #AFDA26
Tetradic#DA26AF, #DAAB26, #26DA51

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D4DEF8
Lighter +30%#A9BBF0
Lighter +20%#7D99E9
Lighter +10%#5277E1
Darker −10%#1E44AF
Darker −20%#163384
Darker −30%#0F2258
Darker −40%#08112C
More saturated +25%#0646FA
Less saturated −25%#4664BA

Channel breakdown

R38
G85
B218
Red38 (14.9%)
Green85 (33.3%)
Blue218 (85.5%)
Hue224.33°
Saturation (HSL)70.87%
Lightness50.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 26 · G 55 · B DA

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