Recognised as Colour

#2768BE

#2768BE
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Cornflower blue

#2768BE is a blue with RGB values 39, 104, 190 and HSL 214°, 66%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#2768BE#2768BE

HEX#2768BE

RGBrgb(39, 104, 190)

RGB (0–1)0.1529, 0.4078, 0.7451

RGB percentages15.3%, 40.8%, 74.5%

HSLhsl(214.2, 65.9%, 44.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(214.2, 79.5%, 74.5%)

CMYK79.5%, 45.3%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,582,718

CSS custom property--colour: #2768BE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1405WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness104.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.51:1

Contrast with white5.51:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#606060

Inverted#D89741

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3B70C1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#1862BCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original

Tritanopia#007C8Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.81:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.8 Dodgerblue · ΔE 19.5 Royal blue · ΔE 21.4 Dark slateblue · ΔE 22.2 Steel blue · ΔE 25.3 Slate blue · ΔE 26.2

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 17.76, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BE7D27

Analogous#27B4BE, #3127BE

Triadic#BE2768, #68BE27

Split complementary#BE3127, #B3BE27

Tetradic#BE27B4, #BE7D27, #27BE31

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#BFD5F2

Lighter +30%#95B9E9

Lighter +20%#6A9DE1

Lighter +10%#4081D8

Darker −10%#1E5194

Darker −20%#163A69

Darker −30%#0D233F

Darker −40%#040B15

More saturated +25%#0A64DB

Less saturated −25%#446CA1

Channel breakdown

R39

G104

B190

Red39 (15.3%)

Green104 (40.8%)

Blue190 (74.5%)

Hue214.17°

Saturation (HSL)65.94%

Lightness44.9%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 27 · G 68 · B BE

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