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Recognised as Colour

#2964EC

  • #2964EC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#2964EC is a blue with RGB values 41, 100, 236 and HSL 222°, 84%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#2964EC#2964EC
HEX#2964EC
RGBrgb(41, 100, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.1608, 0.3922, 0.9255
RGB percentages16.1%, 39.2%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(221.8, 83.7%, 54.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.8, 82.6%, 92.5%)
CMYK82.6%, 57.6%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,712,812
CSS custom property--colour: #2964EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15642WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness112.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.09:1
Contrast with white5.09:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#616161
Inverted#D69B13

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0077F1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#0066E9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.4 from the original
Tritanopia#00879Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 75.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.09:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.13:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 9.7Medium slateblue · ΔE 14.2Slate blue · ΔE 16.7Medium purple · ΔE 25.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 26.7Rebecca purple · ΔE 32.1
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 9.73, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ECB129
Analogous#29C6EC, #4F29EC
Triadic#EC2964, #64EC29
Split complementary#EC5029, #C5EC29
Tetradic#EC29C6, #ECB129, #29EC50

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E4ECFD
Lighter +30%#B6CAF8
Lighter +20%#87A8F4
Lighter +10%#5886F0
Darker −10%#124CD0
Darker −20%#0E3BA1
Darker −30%#0A2A72
Darker −40%#061843
More saturated +25%#165CFF
Less saturated −25%#4670CF

Channel breakdown

R41
G100
B236
Red41 (16.1%)
Green100 (39.2%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue221.85°
Saturation (HSL)83.69%
Lightness54.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 29 · G 64 · B EC

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