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Colour

#2969BD

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

#2969BD is a blue with RGB values 41, 105, 189 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

#2969BD#2969BD
HEX#2969BD
RGBrgb(41, 105, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.1608, 0.4118, 0.7412
RGB percentages16.1%, 41.2%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(214.1, 64.3%, 45.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(214.1, 78.3%, 74.1%)
CMYK78.3%, 44.4%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,714,045
CSS custom property--colour: #2969BD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14249WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness105.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.45:1
Contrast with white5.45:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#616161
Inverted#D69642

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3E71C0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#1F63BBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original
Tritanopia#007D8Ano 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 text5.45:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.85:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 20Dark slateblue · ΔE 22.6Royal blue · ΔE 22.6Steel blue · ΔE 23.9Slate blue · ΔE 27.3
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 17.36, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BD7D29
Analogous#29B3BD, #3329BD
Triadic#BD2969, #69BD29
Split complementary#BD3329, #B3BD29
Tetradic#BD29B3, #BD7D29, #29BD33

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C1D6F1
Lighter +30%#97BAE8
Lighter +20%#6D9EDF
Lighter +10%#4383D6
Darker −10%#205293
Darker −20%#173A69
Darker −30%#0E233F
Darker −40%#050C15
More saturated +25%#0C65DA
Less saturated −25%#466DA0

Channel breakdown

R41
G105
B189
Red41 (16.1%)
Green105 (41.2%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue214.05°
Saturation (HSL)64.35%
Lightness45.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 29 · G 69 · B BD

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