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Recognised as Colour

#2938BE

  • #2938BE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark blue

#2938BE is a blue with RGB values 41, 56, 190 and HSL 234°, 65%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

#2938BE#2938BE
HEX#2938BE
RGBrgb(41, 56, 190)
RGB (0–1)0.1608, 0.2196, 0.7451
RGB percentages16.1%, 22%, 74.5%
HSLhsl(234, 64.5%, 45.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(234, 78.4%, 74.5%)
CMYK78.4%, 70.5%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,701,502
CSS custom property--colour: #2938BE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07017WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness80.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.74:1
Contrast with white8.74:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3E3E3E
Inverted#D6C741

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0052C2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#0044BCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.3 from the original
Tritanopia#005E77no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 75.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.74:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.4:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 19.3Slate blue · ΔE 20Navy · ΔE 20.7Medium slateblue · ΔE 21.2Royal blue · ΔE 23.2Indigo · ΔE 23.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 19.25, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BEAF29
Analogous#2982BE, #6529BE
Triadic#BE2938, #38BE29
Split complementary#BE6529, #82BE29
Tetradic#BE2982, #BEAF29, #29BE65

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C1C6F2
Lighter +30%#97A0E9
Lighter +20%#6D79E0
Lighter +10%#4352D7
Darker −10%#202C94
Darker −20%#171F6A
Darker −30%#0E1340
Darker −40%#050716
More saturated +25%#0C21DB
Less saturated −25%#464FA1

Channel breakdown

R41
G56
B190
Red41 (16.1%)
Green56 (22%)
Blue190 (74.5%)
Hue233.96°
Saturation (HSL)64.5%
Lightness45.29%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 29 · G 38 · B BE

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