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Recognised as Colour

#2905BF

  • #2905BF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#2905BF is a blue with RGB values 41, 5, 191 and HSL 252°, 95%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#2905BF#2905BF
HEX#2905BF
RGBrgb(41, 5, 191)
RGB (0–1)0.1608, 0.0196, 0.749
RGB percentages16.1%, 2%, 74.9%
HSLhsl(251.6, 94.9%, 38.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(251.6, 97.4%, 74.9%)
CMYK78.5%, 97.4%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,688,447
CSS custom property--colour: #2905BF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04342WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness68.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.24:1
Contrast with white11.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#1A1A1A
Inverted#D6FA40

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0043C3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#0032BCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.6 from the original
Tritanopia#004E6Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 92.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.24:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.87:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 8.9Blue violet · ΔE 20.6Dark blue · ΔE 22Dark violet · ΔE 23.8Navy · ΔE 27.2Dark orchid · ΔE 30
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 8.87, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9BBF05
Analogous#053EBF, #8605BF
Triadic#BF2905, #05BF29
Split complementary#BF8605, #3EBF05
Tetradic#BF053E, #9BBF05, #05BF86

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A894FC
Lighter +30%#8062FB
Lighter +20%#5730FA
Lighter +10%#3406F1
Darker −10%#1E048D
Darker −20%#14025C
Darker −30%#09012A
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#2600C4
Less saturated −25%#381EA7

Channel breakdown

R41
G5
B191
Red41 (16.1%)
Green5 (2%)
Blue191 (74.9%)
Hue251.61°
Saturation (HSL)94.9%
Lightness38.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 29 · G 05 · B BF

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