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Recognised as Colour

#2689EA

  • #2689EA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dodgerblue

#2689EA is a blue with RGB values 38, 137, 234 and HSL 210°, 82%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#2689EA#2689EA
HEX#2689EA
RGBrgb(38, 137, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.149, 0.5373, 0.9176
RGB percentages14.9%, 53.7%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(209.7, 82.4%, 53.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(209.7, 83.8%, 91.8%)
CMYK83.8%, 41.5%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,525,674
CSS custom property--colour: #2689EA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24244WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness133 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.85:1
Contrast with white3.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.85:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7B7B7B
Inverted#D97615

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5890EEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#347FE8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00A0AEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.59:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 8Cornflower blue · ΔE 9.6Royal blue · ΔE 22.9Steel blue · ΔE 27.1Medium purple · ΔE 30.7Slate blue · ΔE 31.2
Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 8.01, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EA8726
Analogous#26EAE9, #2627EA
Triadic#EA2689, #89EA26
Split complementary#EA2627, #EAE926
Tetradic#E926EA, #EA8726, #27EA26

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E0EEFC
Lighter +30%#B2D5F8
Lighter +20%#83BCF3
Lighter +10%#54A2EF
Darker −10%#146FCA
Darker −20%#0F569B
Darker −30%#0A3C6D
Darker −40%#06223E
More saturated +25%#1189FF
Less saturated −25%#4489CC

Channel breakdown

R38
G137
B234
Red38 (14.9%)
Green137 (53.7%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue209.69°
Saturation (HSL)82.35%
Lightness53.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 26 · G 89 · B EA

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