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Recognised as Colour

#2869A7

  • #2869A7
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#2869A7 is a blue with RGB values 40, 105, 167 and HSL 209°, 61%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#2869A7#2869A7
HEX#2869A7
RGBrgb(40, 105, 167)
RGB (0–1)0.1569, 0.4118, 0.6549
RGB percentages15.7%, 41.2%, 65.5%
HSLhsl(209.3, 61.4%, 40.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(209.3, 76%, 65.5%)
CMYK76%, 37.1%, 0%, 34.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,648,487
CSS custom property--colour: #2869A7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13344WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness100.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.72:1
Contrast with white5.72:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#606060
Inverted#D79658

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4C6DAAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#3961A6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.9 from the original
Tritanopia#007880no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.72:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.67:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 12.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.6Dark slateblue · ΔE 27.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 30.3Slate grey · ΔE 30.4Light slate grey · ΔE 31
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 12.79, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A76628
Analogous#28A7A5, #282AA7
Triadic#A72869, #69A728
Split complementary#A7282A, #A7A528
Tetradic#A528A7, #A76628, #2AA728

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#AFCEEC
Lighter +30%#86B5E2
Lighter +20%#5D9CD8
Lighter +10%#3483CE
Darker −10%#1E4F7E
Darker −20%#143555
Darker −30%#0A1B2C
Darker −40%#010202
More saturated +25%#0E6AC1
Less saturated −25%#42688D

Channel breakdown

R40
G105
B167
Red40 (15.7%)
Green105 (41.2%)
Blue167 (65.5%)
Hue209.29°
Saturation (HSL)61.35%
Lightness40.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 28 · G 69 · B A7

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