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Recognised as Colour

#2691EA

  • #2691EA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#2691EA is a blue with RGB values 38, 145, 234 and HSL 207°, 82%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#2691EA#2691EA
HEX#2691EA
RGBrgb(38, 145, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.149, 0.5686, 0.9176
RGB percentages14.9%, 56.9%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(207.2, 82.4%, 53.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(207.2, 83.8%, 91.8%)
CMYK83.8%, 38%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,527,722
CSS custom property--colour: #2691EA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26603WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness137.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.32:1
Contrast with white3.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.32:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#818181
Inverted#D96E15

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6696EEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#4785E8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.9 from the original
Tritanopia#00A6B2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.32:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 8.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 13Steel blue · ΔE 22.6Deep skyblue · ΔE 26.3Royal blue · ΔE 29.2Light skyblue · ΔE 34.8
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 8.83, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EA7F26
Analogous#26EAE1, #262FEA
Triadic#EA2691, #91EA26
Split complementary#EA262F, #EAE126
Tetradic#E126EA, #EA7F26, #2FEA26

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E0EFFC
Lighter +30%#B2D8F8
Lighter +20%#83C0F3
Lighter +10%#54A9EF
Darker −10%#1477CA
Darker −20%#0F5B9B
Darker −30%#0A406D
Darker −40%#06253E
More saturated +25%#1193FF
Less saturated −25%#448ECC

Channel breakdown

R38
G145
B234
Red38 (14.9%)
Green145 (56.9%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue207.24°
Saturation (HSL)82.35%
Lightness53.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 26 · G 91 · B EA

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