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Recognised as Colour

#2969BC

  • #2969BC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#2969BC is a blue with RGB values 41, 105, 188 and HSL 214°, 64%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#2969BC#2969BC
HEX#2969BC
RGBrgb(41, 105, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.1608, 0.4118, 0.7373
RGB percentages16.1%, 41.2%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(213.9, 64.2%, 44.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(213.9, 78.2%, 73.7%)
CMYK78.2%, 44.1%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,714,044
CSS custom property--colour: #2969BC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14205WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness104.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.47:1
Contrast with white5.47:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#616161
Inverted#D69643

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3F70BFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#2163BAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original
Tritanopia#007D89no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.47:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.84:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 20.4Dark slateblue · ΔE 22.7Royal blue · ΔE 23.2Steel blue · ΔE 23.4Slate blue · ΔE 27.8
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 17.4, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BC7C29
Analogous#29B2BC, #3329BC
Triadic#BC2969, #69BC29
Split complementary#BC3329, #B2BC29
Tetradic#BC29B2, #BC7C29, #29BC33

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C0D5F1
Lighter +30%#96BAE8
Lighter +20%#6C9EDF
Lighter +10%#4282D6
Darker −10%#205292
Darker −20%#173A68
Darker −30%#0E233E
Darker −40%#040B15
More saturated +25%#0C65D9
Less saturated −25%#466D9F

Channel breakdown

R41
G105
B188
Red41 (16.1%)
Green105 (41.2%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue213.88°
Saturation (HSL)64.19%
Lightness44.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 29 · G 69 · B BC

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