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Recognised as Colour

#2846DF

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

#2846DF is a blue with RGB values 40, 70, 223 and HSL 230°, 74%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#2846DF#2846DF
HEX#2846DF
RGBrgb(40, 70, 223)
RGB (0–1)0.1569, 0.2745, 0.8745
RGB percentages15.7%, 27.5%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(230.2, 74.1%, 51.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(230.2, 82.1%, 87.5%)
CMYK82.1%, 68.6%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,639,583
CSS custom property--colour: #2846DF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10159WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness95 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.93:1
Contrast with white6.93:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4B4B4B
Inverted#D7B920

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0063E4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#0051DCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.6 from the original
Tritanopia#00718Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 84.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.93:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.03:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 20.6Slate blue · ΔE 25Royal blue · ΔE 25.7Blue violet · ΔE 25.8Dark blue · ΔE 26.5Medium blue · ΔE 28.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 20.64, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DFC128
Analogous#28A2DF, #6628DF
Triadic#DF2846, #46DF28
Split complementary#DF6528, #A2DF28
Tetradic#DF28A1, #DFC128, #28DF65

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DADFF9
Lighter +30%#ADB9F3
Lighter +20%#8192EC
Lighter +10%#546CE6
Darker −10%#1B35B9
Darker −20%#15288C
Darker −30%#0E1C60
Darker −40%#080F33
More saturated +25%#0931FE
Less saturated −25%#475BC0

Channel breakdown

R40
G70
B223
Red40 (15.7%)
Green70 (27.5%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue230.16°
Saturation (HSL)74.09%
Lightness51.57%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 28 · G 46 · B DF

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