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Recognised as Colour

#2903EE

  • #2903EE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue

#2903EE is a blue with RGB values 41, 3, 238 and HSL 250°, 98%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue.

Colour values

#2903EE#2903EE
HEX#2903EE
RGBrgb(41, 3, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.1608, 0.0118, 0.9333
RGB percentages16.1%, 1.2%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(249.7, 97.5%, 47.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(249.7, 98.7%, 93.3%)
CMYK82.8%, 98.7%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,687,982
CSS custom property--colour: #2903EE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0671WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness83.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.97:1
Contrast with white8.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#1C1C1C
Inverted#D6FC11

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0054F3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#003DEBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.2 from the original
Tritanopia#00638Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 109.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.97:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.34:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue · ΔE 8.8Medium blue · ΔE 13.2Blue violet · ΔE 28.2Dark violet · ΔE 31Dark orchid · ΔE 43.1Dark blue · ΔE 43.2
Nearest named CSS colourBlue (#0000FF)ΔE 8.79, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C8EE03
Analogous#0353EE, #9E03EE
Triadic#EE2903, #03EE29
Split complementary#EE9E03, #53EE03
Tetradic#EE0352, #C8EE03, #03EE9E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C9BFFE
Lighter +30%#9F8CFE
Lighter +20%#745AFD
Lighter +10%#4A28FC
Darker −10%#2002BC
Darker −20%#180289
Darker −30%#0F0157
Darker −40%#060025
More saturated +25%#2700F1
Less saturated −25%#3D21D0

Channel breakdown

R41
G3
B238
Red41 (16.1%)
Green3 (1.2%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue249.7°
Saturation (HSL)97.51%
Lightness47.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 29 · G 03 · B EE

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