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Recognised as Colour

#2693EF

  • #2693EF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#2693EF is a blue with RGB values 38, 147, 239 and HSL 207°, 86%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#2693EF#2693EF
HEX#2693EF
RGBrgb(38, 147, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.149, 0.5765, 0.9373
RGB percentages14.9%, 57.6%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(207.5, 86.3%, 54.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(207.5, 84.1%, 93.7%)
CMYK84.1%, 38.5%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,528,239
CSS custom property--colour: #2693EF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27512WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness140.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.5:1
Contrast with white3.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.5:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#828282
Inverted#D96C10

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6699F3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#4687EDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00A9B5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.23:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 8.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 11.5Steel blue · ΔE 24.3Deep skyblue · ΔE 27Royal blue · ΔE 28.4Medium purple · ΔE 34.6
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 8.76, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EF8226
Analogous#26EFE6, #262FEF
Triadic#EF2693, #93EF26
Split complementary#EF262F, #EFE626
Tetradic#E626EF, #EF8226, #2FEF26

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E4F2FD
Lighter +30%#B4DAFA
Lighter +20%#85C2F6
Lighter +10%#55ABF3
Darker −10%#1079D2
Darker −20%#0C5EA3
Darker −30%#094373
Darker −40%#052744
More saturated +25%#1694FF
Less saturated −25%#4391D2

Channel breakdown

R38
G147
B239
Red38 (14.9%)
Green147 (57.6%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue207.46°
Saturation (HSL)86.27%
Lightness54.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 26 · G 93 · B EF

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