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Recognised as Colour

#2846DC

  • #2846DC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#2846DC is a blue with RGB values 40, 70, 220 and HSL 230°, 72%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#2846DC#2846DC
HEX#2846DC
RGBrgb(40, 70, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.1569, 0.2745, 0.8627
RGB percentages15.7%, 27.5%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(230, 72%, 51%)
HSV / HSBhsv(230, 81.8%, 86.3%)
CMYK81.8%, 68.2%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,639,580
CSS custom property--colour: #2846DC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09999WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness94.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7:1
Contrast with white7:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4A4A4A
Inverted#D7B923

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0062E1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#0050D9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10 from the original
Tritanopia#00708Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 83 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 19.8Slate blue · ΔE 23.7Royal blue · ΔE 24.4Dark blue · ΔE 26Blue violet · ΔE 26.6Navy · ΔE 28.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 19.81, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DCBE28
Analogous#28A0DC, #6428DC
Triadic#DC2846, #46DC28
Split complementary#DC6428, #A0DC28
Tetradic#DC28A0, #DCBE28, #28DC64

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D7DDF9
Lighter +30%#ACB7F1
Lighter +20%#8091EA
Lighter +10%#546CE3
Darker −10%#1D36B4
Darker −20%#162988
Darker −30%#0F1C5C
Darker −40%#080F30
More saturated +25%#0931FB
Less saturated −25%#475BBD

Channel breakdown

R40
G70
B220
Red40 (15.7%)
Green70 (27.5%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue230°
Saturation (HSL)72%
Lightness50.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 28 · G 46 · B DC

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