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Recognised as Colour

#2689BD

  • #2689BD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#2689BD is a blue with RGB values 38, 137, 189 and HSL 201°, 67%, 45%. 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

#2689BD#2689BD
HEX#2689BD
RGBrgb(38, 137, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.149, 0.5373, 0.7412
RGB percentages14.9%, 53.7%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(200.7, 66.5%, 44.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(200.7, 79.9%, 74.1%)
CMYK79.9%, 27.5%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,525,629
CSS custom property--colour: #2689BD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21978WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness124.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.4:1
Contrast with white3.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.4:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#787878
Inverted#D97642

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7089BFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#5C7BBCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.5 from the original
Tritanopia#00969Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.89:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.4:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 6.5Deep skyblue · ΔE 21.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.1Light slate grey · ΔE 25.1Slate grey · ΔE 25.6Light skyblue · ΔE 26.6
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 6.52, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BD5A26
Analogous#26BDA5, #263EBD
Triadic#BD2689, #89BD26
Split complementary#BD263E, #BDA526
Tetradic#A626BD, #BD5A26, #3EBD26

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BDE0F2
Lighter +30%#93CBE9
Lighter +20%#68B7E1
Lighter +10%#3EA3D8
Darker −10%#1D6A93
Darker −20%#154B68
Darker −30%#0C2D3E
Darker −40%#040E13
More saturated +25%#0A92D9
Less saturated −25%#4280A1

Channel breakdown

R38
G137
B189
Red38 (14.9%)
Green137 (53.7%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue200.66°
Saturation (HSL)66.52%
Lightness44.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 26 · G 89 · B BD

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