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Recognised as Colour

#2669C0

  • #2669C0
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#2669C0 is a blue with RGB values 38, 105, 192 and HSL 214°, 67%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#2669C0#2669C0
HEX#2669C0
RGBrgb(38, 105, 192)
RGB (0–1)0.149, 0.4118, 0.7529
RGB percentages14.9%, 41.2%, 75.3%
HSLhsl(213.9, 67%, 45.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(213.9, 80.2%, 75.3%)
CMYK80.2%, 45.3%, 0%, 24.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,517,440
CSS custom property--colour: #2669C0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14321WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness105.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.43:1
Contrast with white5.43:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#616161
Inverted#D9963F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3B71C3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#1763BEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original
Tritanopia#007E8Bno 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 text5.43:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.86:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 18.9Royal blue · ΔE 21Dark slateblue · ΔE 22.7Steel blue · ΔE 25.6Slate blue · ΔE 26
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 17.44, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C07D26
Analogous#26B6C0, #3026C0
Triadic#C02669, #69C026
Split complementary#C03026, #B6C026
Tetradic#C026B6, #C07D26, #26C030

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C0D6F2
Lighter +30%#95BAEA
Lighter +20%#6A9EE2
Lighter +10%#4083D9
Darker −10%#1E5295
Darker −20%#153A6B
Darker −30%#0D2340
Darker −40%#040C16
More saturated +25%#0965DD
Less saturated −25%#436DA3

Channel breakdown

R38
G105
B192
Red38 (14.9%)
Green105 (41.2%)
Blue192 (75.3%)
Hue213.9°
Saturation (HSL)66.96%
Lightness45.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 26 · G 69 · B C0

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