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Recognised as Colour

#2867BD

  • #2867BD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#2867BD is a blue with RGB values 40, 103, 189 and HSL 215°, 65%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#2867BD#2867BD
HEX#2867BD
RGBrgb(40, 103, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.1569, 0.4039, 0.7412
RGB percentages15.7%, 40.4%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(214.6, 65.1%, 44.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(214.6, 78.8%, 74.1%)
CMYK78.8%, 45.5%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,647,997
CSS custom property--colour: #2867BD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13826WCAG 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 5.58:1
Contrast with white5.58:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#606060
Inverted#D79842

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3A6FC0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#1762BBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original
Tritanopia#007B89no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.58:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.77:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 19.9Royal blue · ΔE 21.2Dark slateblue · ΔE 21.8Steel blue · ΔE 25.6Slate blue · ΔE 25.9
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 18.11, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BD7E28
Analogous#28B1BD, #3428BD
Triadic#BD2867, #67BD28
Split complementary#BD3428, #B2BD28
Tetradic#BD28B1, #BD7E28, #28BD34

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BFD5F2
Lighter +30%#95B9E9
Lighter +20%#6B9DE0
Lighter +10%#4180D7
Darker −10%#1F5093
Darker −20%#163969
Darker −30%#0D223F
Darker −40%#040B15
More saturated +25%#0B63DA
Less saturated −25%#456BA0

Channel breakdown

R40
G103
B189
Red40 (15.7%)
Green103 (40.4%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue214.63°
Saturation (HSL)65.07%
Lightness44.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 28 · G 67 · B BD

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