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Colour

#2963B2

  • #2963B2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#2963B2 is a blue with RGB values 41, 99, 178 and HSL 215°, 63%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#2963B2#2963B2
HEX#2963B2
RGBrgb(41, 99, 178)
RGB (0–1)0.1608, 0.3882, 0.698
RGB percentages16.1%, 38.8%, 69.8%
HSLhsl(214.6, 62.6%, 42.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(214.6, 77%, 69.8%)
CMYK77%, 44.4%, 0%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,712,498
CSS custom property--colour: #2963B2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12609WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness99.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.96:1
Contrast with white5.96:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5C5C5C
Inverted#D69C4D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3B6AB5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#1F5EB0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original
Tritanopia#007682no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.96:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.52:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.9Dark slateblue · ΔE 20.7Steel blue · ΔE 22.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 23.5Royal blue · ΔE 25.1Slate blue · ΔE 28.6
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 19.85, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B27829
Analogous#29A7B2, #3429B2
Triadic#B22963, #63B229
Split complementary#B23329, #A8B229
Tetradic#B229A7, #B27829, #29B233

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B8CFEF
Lighter +30%#8FB3E5
Lighter +20%#6597DC
Lighter +10%#3C7BD2
Darker −10%#1F4C89
Darker −20%#16355F
Darker −30%#0C1E36
Darker −40%#03070C
More saturated +25%#0E5FCD
Less saturated −25%#446797

Channel breakdown

R41
G99
B178
Red41 (16.1%)
Green99 (38.8%)
Blue178 (69.8%)
Hue214.6°
Saturation (HSL)62.56%
Lightness42.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 29 · G 63 · B B2

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