Recognised as Colour

#2846FF

#2846FF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#2846FF is a blue with RGB values 40, 70, 255 and HSL 232°, 100%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#2846FF#2846FF

HEX#2846FF

RGBrgb(40, 70, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.1569, 0.2745, 1

RGB percentages15.7%, 27.5%, 100%

HSLhsl(231.6, 100%, 57.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(231.6, 84.3%, 100%)

CMYK84.3%, 72.5%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,639,615

CSS custom property--colour: #2846FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12051WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness103.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.16:1

Contrast with white6.16:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4D4D4D

Inverted#D7B900

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#006CFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29 from the original

Deuteranopia#0057FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14 from the original

Tritanopia#007C9Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 97.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.41:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 19.9 Blue violet · ΔE 22.9 Blue · ΔE 29.2 Dark violet · ΔE 30.5 Medium slateblue · ΔE 33 Dark orchid · ΔE 34.1

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 19.92, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#FFE128

Analogous#28B2FF, #7528FF

Triadic#FF2846, #46FF28

Split complementary#FF7528, #B2FF28

Tetradic#FF28B2, #FFE128, #28FF75

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F4F6FF

Lighter +30%#C1CAFF

Lighter +20%#8E9EFF

Lighter +10%#5B72FF

Darker −10%#0022F4

Darker −20%#001BC1

Darker −30%#00148E

Darker −40%#000D5B

More saturated +25%#2846FF

Less saturated −25%#4359E4

Channel breakdown

R40

G70

B255

Red40 (15.7%)

Green70 (27.5%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue231.63°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness57.84%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 28 · G 46 · B FF

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Colour values

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