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Recognised as Colour

#2908CF

  • #2908CF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#2908CF is a blue with RGB values 41, 8, 207 and HSL 250°, 93%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#2908CF#2908CF
HEX#2908CF
RGBrgb(41, 8, 207)
RGB (0–1)0.1608, 0.0314, 0.8118
RGB percentages16.1%, 3.1%, 81.2%
HSLhsl(249.9, 92.6%, 42.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(249.9, 96.1%, 81.2%)
CMYK80.2%, 96.1%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,689,231
CSS custom property--colour: #2908CF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0515WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness73.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.34:1
Contrast with white10.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#1D1D1D
Inverted#D6F730

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0049D4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#0036CCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.9 from the original
Tritanopia#005679no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 98.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.34:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.03:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 3.4Blue violet · ΔE 20.9Blue · ΔE 23.3Dark violet · ΔE 24.4Dark blue · ΔE 28.8Dark orchid · ΔE 33.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 3.38, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AECF08
Analogous#084ACF, #8C08CF
Triadic#CF2908, #08CF29
Split complementary#CF8D08, #4ACF08
Tetradic#CF084B, #AECF08, #08CF8D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B5A7FC
Lighter +30%#8C76FA
Lighter +20%#6345F8
Lighter +10%#3A14F6
Darker −10%#1F069E
Darker −20%#16046D
Darker −30%#0C023C
Darker −40%#02000B
More saturated +25%#2400D7
Less saturated −25%#3B23B4

Channel breakdown

R41
G8
B207
Red41 (16.1%)
Green8 (3.1%)
Blue207 (81.2%)
Hue249.95°
Saturation (HSL)92.56%
Lightness42.16%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 29 · G 08 · B CF

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