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Recognised as Colour

#2668BF

  • #2668BF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#2668BF is a blue with RGB values 38, 104, 191 and HSL 214°, 67%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#2668BF#2668BF
HEX#2668BF
RGBrgb(38, 104, 191)
RGB (0–1)0.149, 0.4078, 0.749
RGB percentages14.9%, 40.8%, 74.9%
HSLhsl(214.1, 66.8%, 44.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(214.1, 80.1%, 74.9%)
CMYK80.1%, 45.5%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,517,183
CSS custom property--colour: #2668BF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14074WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness104.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.5:1
Contrast with white5.5:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#606060
Inverted#D99740

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3A70C2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#1562BDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original
Tritanopia#007D8Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.5:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.81:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 19.2Royal blue · ΔE 20.8Dark slateblue · ΔE 22.3Slate blue · ΔE 25.8Steel blue · ΔE 25.8
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 17.81, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BF7D26
Analogous#26B4BF, #3026BF
Triadic#BF2668, #68BF26
Split complementary#BF3126, #B4BF26
Tetradic#BF26B5, #BF7D26, #26BF31

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BFD5F2
Lighter +30%#94B9EA
Lighter +20%#6A9DE1
Lighter +10%#3F81D9
Darker −10%#1E5194
Darker −20%#153A6A
Darker −30%#0D233F
Darker −40%#040B15
More saturated +25%#0964DC
Less saturated −25%#436CA2

Channel breakdown

R38
G104
B191
Red38 (14.9%)
Green104 (40.8%)
Blue191 (74.9%)
Hue214.12°
Saturation (HSL)66.81%
Lightness44.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 26 · G 68 · B BF

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