Colour

#2890FF

#2890FF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dodgerblue

#2890FF is a blue with RGB values 40, 144, 255 and HSL 211°, 100%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#2890FF#2890FF

HEX#2890FF

RGBrgb(40, 144, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.1569, 0.5647, 1

RGB percentages15.7%, 56.5%, 100%

HSLhsl(211, 100%, 57.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(211, 84.3%, 100%)

CMYK84.3%, 43.5%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,658,559

CSS custom property--colour: #2890FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27618WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness141.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.52:1

Contrast with white3.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.52:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#828282

Inverted#D76F00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#559AFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#2787FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.2 from the original

Tritanopia#00ABBBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.22:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 0.7 Cornflower blue · ΔE 14.1 Royal blue · ΔE 19.7 Medium purple · ΔE 29.6 Slate blue · ΔE 29.6 Medium slateblue · ΔE 31.4

Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 0.7, indistinguishable to the eye

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#FF9728

Analogous#28FBFF, #2B28FF

Triadic#FF2890, #90FF28

Split complementary#FF2C28, #FBFF28

Tetradic#FF28FC, #FF9728, #28FF2C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F4F9FF

Lighter +30%#C1DFFF

Lighter +20%#8EC5FF

Lighter +10%#5BAAFF

Darker −10%#0076F4

Darker −20%#005DC1

Darker −30%#00458E

Darker −40%#002C5B

More saturated +25%#2890FF

Less saturated −25%#4391E4

Channel breakdown

R40

G144

B255

Red40 (15.7%)

Green144 (56.5%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue210.98°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness57.84%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 28 · G 90 · B FF

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