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Colour

#2681CC

  • #2681CC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#2681CC is a blue with RGB values 38, 129, 204 and HSL 207°, 69%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#2681CC#2681CC
HEX#2681CC
RGBrgb(38, 129, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.149, 0.5059, 0.8
RGB percentages14.9%, 50.6%, 80%
HSLhsl(207.1, 68.6%, 47.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(207.1, 81.4%, 80%)
CMYK81.4%, 36.8%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,523,596
CSS custom property--colour: #2681CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20472WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness122.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.09:1
Contrast with white4.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.09:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#737373
Inverted#D97E33

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5D85CFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#4476CBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.9 from the original
Tritanopia#00939Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.12:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 13.4Steel blue · ΔE 14.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 20.9Deep skyblue · ΔE 27.3Royal blue · ΔE 32.5Dark slateblue · ΔE 33.7
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 13.43, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CC7126
Analogous#26CCC4, #262ECC
Triadic#CC2681, #81CC26
Split complementary#CC262E, #CCC426
Tetradic#C426CC, #CC7126, #2ECC26

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C9E1F5
Lighter +30%#9EC9ED
Lighter +20%#73B1E5
Lighter +10%#489ADD
Darker −10%#1E66A1
Darker −20%#164B76
Darker −30%#0E2F4B
Darker −40%#061420
More saturated +25%#0884EA
Less saturated −25%#447EAE

Channel breakdown

R38
G129
B204
Red38 (14.9%)
Green129 (50.6%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue207.11°
Saturation (HSL)68.6%
Lightness47.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 26 · G 81 · B CC

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