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Recognised as Colour

#2964BA

  • #2964BA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#2964BA is a blue with RGB values 41, 100, 186 and HSL 216°, 64%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#2964BA#2964BA
HEX#2964BA
RGBrgb(41, 100, 186)
RGB (0–1)0.1608, 0.3922, 0.7294
RGB percentages16.1%, 39.2%, 72.9%
HSLhsl(215.6, 63.9%, 44.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(215.6, 78%, 72.9%)
CMYK78%, 46.2%, 0%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,712,762
CSS custom property--colour: #2964BA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13131WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness101.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.79:1
Contrast with white5.79:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5E5E5E
Inverted#D69B45

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#366DBDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#125FB8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original
Tritanopia#007886no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.79:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.63:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.2Dark slateblue · ΔE 20.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 20.8Royal blue · ΔE 20.9Slate blue · ΔE 25.1Steel blue · ΔE 26.4
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 19.21, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BA7F29
Analogous#29ACBA, #3729BA
Triadic#BA2964, #64BA29
Split complementary#BA3729, #ACBA29
Tetradic#BA29AC, #BA7F29, #29BA37

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BED3F1
Lighter +30%#94B6E8
Lighter +20%#6B9ADE
Lighter +10%#417DD5
Darker −10%#204E90
Darker −20%#173766
Darker −30%#0D213D
Darker −40%#040A13
More saturated +25%#0D5FD6
Less saturated −25%#45699E

Channel breakdown

R41
G100
B186
Red41 (16.1%)
Green100 (39.2%)
Blue186 (72.9%)
Hue215.59°
Saturation (HSL)63.88%
Lightness44.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 29 · G 64 · B BA

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