Colour

#2970A6

#2970A6
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#2970A6 is a blue with RGB values 41, 112, 166 and HSL 206°, 60%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#2970A6

RGBrgb(41, 112, 166)

RGB (0–1)0.1608, 0.4392, 0.651

RGB percentages16.1%, 43.9%, 65.1%

HSLhsl(205.9, 60.4%, 40.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(205.9, 75.3%, 65.1%)

CMYK75.3%, 32.5%, 0%, 34.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,715,814

CSS custom property--colour: #2970A6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14813WCAG 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 5.3:1

Contrast with white5.3:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#656565

Inverted#D68F59

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5772A8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#4666A5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.3 from the original

Tritanopia#007D83no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.96:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 7.8 Cornflower blue · ΔE 25 Slate grey · ΔE 25.8 Light slate grey · ΔE 26.4 Deep skyblue · ΔE 31.7 Dark slateblue · ΔE 33.3

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 7.79, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#A65F29

Analogous#29A69D, #2932A6

Triadic#A62970, #70A629

Split complementary#A62932, #A69D29

Tetradic#9D29A6, #A65F29, #32A629

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#B0D2EB

Lighter +30%#87BAE1

Lighter +20%#5EA3D7

Lighter +10%#358BCD

Darker −10%#1F547D

Darker −20%#153954

Darker −30%#0B1D2B

Darker −40%#010202

More saturated +25%#0F74C0

Less saturated −25%#436C8C

Channel breakdown

R41

G112

B166

Red41 (16.1%)

Green112 (43.9%)

Blue166 (65.1%)

Hue205.92°

Saturation (HSL)60.39%

Lightness40.59%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 29 · G 70 · B A6

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Colour values

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Channel breakdown

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