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Recognised as Colour

#2966CA

  • #2966CA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#2966CA is a blue with RGB values 41, 102, 202 and HSL 217°, 66%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#2966CA#2966CA
HEX#2966CA
RGBrgb(41, 102, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.1608, 0.4, 0.7922
RGB percentages16.1%, 40%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(217.3, 66.3%, 47.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(217.3, 79.7%, 79.2%)
CMYK79.7%, 49.5%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,713,290
CSS custom property--colour: #2966CA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14238WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness106.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.46:1
Contrast with white5.46:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#606060
Inverted#D69935

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2971CEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#0063C8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original
Tritanopia#007E8Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.46:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.85:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 12.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 17.4Slate blue · ΔE 19.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.6Dark slateblue · ΔE 22.6Medium purple · ΔE 23.7
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 12.66, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CA8D29
Analogous#29B6CA, #3D29CA
Triadic#CA2966, #66CA29
Split complementary#CA3D29, #B6CA29
Tetradic#CA29B6, #CA8D29, #29CA3C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CBDAF4
Lighter +30%#A0BDEC
Lighter +20%#769FE3
Lighter +10%#4B82DB
Darker −10%#2051A0
Darker −20%#183B75
Darker −30%#0F264B
Darker −40%#071020
More saturated +25%#0B5FE8
Less saturated −25%#476DAC

Channel breakdown

R41
G102
B202
Red41 (16.1%)
Green102 (40%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue217.27°
Saturation (HSL)66.26%
Lightness47.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 29 · G 66 · B CA

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