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Recognised as Colour

#2832D8

  • #2832D8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#2832D8 is a blue with RGB values 40, 50, 216 and HSL 237°, 69%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#2832D8#2832D8
HEX#2832D8
RGBrgb(40, 50, 216)
RGB (0–1)0.1569, 0.1961, 0.8471
RGB percentages15.7%, 19.6%, 84.7%
HSLhsl(236.6, 69.3%, 50.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(236.6, 81.5%, 84.7%)
CMYK81.5%, 76.9%, 0%, 15.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,634,456
CSS custom property--colour: #2832D8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0769WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness85.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.27:1
Contrast with white8.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3C3C3C
Inverted#D7CD27

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0057DDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#0045D5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.3 from the original
Tritanopia#006584no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 90 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.27:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.54:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 17.4Blue violet · ΔE 20.4Dark blue · ΔE 24.3Dark violet · ΔE 26.9Dark orchid · ΔE 28.2Navy · ΔE 28.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 17.35, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D8CE28
Analogous#288AD8, #7628D8
Triadic#D82832, #32D828
Split complementary#D87628, #8AD828
Tetradic#D8288A, #D8CE28, #28D876

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D5D7F7
Lighter +30%#AAADEF
Lighter +20%#7E84E8
Lighter +10%#535BE0
Darker −10%#1F28AE
Darker −20%#181E82
Darker −30%#101457
Darker −40%#080A2C
More saturated +25%#0816F8
Less saturated −25%#484EB8

Channel breakdown

R40
G50
B216
Red40 (15.7%)
Green50 (19.6%)
Blue216 (84.7%)
Hue236.59°
Saturation (HSL)69.29%
Lightness50.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 28 · G 32 · B D8

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