Colour

#2756FA

#2756FA
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium slateblue

#2756FA is a blue with RGB values 39, 86, 250 and HSL 227°, 95%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#2756FA#2756FA

HEX#2756FA

RGBrgb(39, 86, 250)

RGB (0–1)0.1529, 0.3373, 0.9804

RGB percentages15.3%, 33.7%, 98%

HSLhsl(226.6, 95.5%, 56.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(226.6, 84.4%, 98%)

CMYK84.4%, 65.6%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,578,170

CSS custom property--colour: #2756FA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13989WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness109.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.53:1

Contrast with white5.53:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#585858

Inverted#D8A905

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0073FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21 from the original

Deuteranopia#005FF7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9 from the original

Tritanopia#0083A1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 88.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.8:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 21.7 Blue violet · ΔE 27.3 Royal blue · ΔE 27.4 Slate blue · ΔE 28.8 Medium blue · ΔE 30.2 Dark orchid · ΔE 32.4

Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 21.7, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#FACB27

Analogous#27C0FA, #6227FA

Triadic#FA2756, #56FA27

Split complementary#FA6227, #BFFA27

Tetradic#FA27BF, #FACB27, #27FA62

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#EEF2FF

Lighter +30%#BDCBFD

Lighter +20%#8BA4FC

Lighter +10%#597DFB

Darker −10%#0538E9

Darker −20%#042CB7

Darker −30%#032085

Darker −40%#021453

More saturated +25%#2253FF

Less saturated −25%#4365DE

Channel breakdown

R39

G86

B250

Red39 (15.3%)

Green86 (33.7%)

Blue250 (98%)

Hue226.64°

Saturation (HSL)95.48%

Lightness56.67%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 27 · G 56 · B FA

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