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Recognised as Colour

#2687CD

  • #2687CD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#2687CD is a blue with RGB values 38, 135, 205 and HSL 205°, 69%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#2687CD#2687CD
HEX#2687CD
RGBrgb(38, 135, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.149, 0.5294, 0.8039
RGB percentages14.9%, 52.9%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(205.1, 68.7%, 47.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(205.1, 81.5%, 80.4%)
CMYK81.5%, 34.1%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,525,133
CSS custom property--colour: #2687CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22148WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness126.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.43:1
Contrast with white3.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.43:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#777777
Inverted#D97832

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#668AD0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#4E7BCCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13 from the original
Tritanopia#0098A0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.87:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 11.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.4Deep skyblue · ΔE 23.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 23.9Light skyblue · ΔE 30.9Light slate grey · ΔE 32.8
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 11.83, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CD6C26
Analogous#26CDC0, #2634CD
Triadic#CD2687, #87CD26
Split complementary#CD2634, #CDBF26
Tetradic#C026CD, #CD6C26, #34CD26

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CAE3F5
Lighter +30%#9FCCED
Lighter +20%#74B6E5
Lighter +10%#499FDD
Darker −10%#1E6BA2
Darker −20%#164E77
Darker −30%#0E324C
Darker −40%#061621
More saturated +25%#088CEB
Less saturated −25%#4482AF

Channel breakdown

R38
G135
B205
Red38 (14.9%)
Green135 (52.9%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue205.15°
Saturation (HSL)68.72%
Lightness47.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 26 · G 87 · B CD

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