Colour

#2976BD

#2976BD
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#2976BD is a blue with RGB values 41, 118, 189 and HSL 209°, 64%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#2976BD#2976BD

HEX#2976BD

RGBrgb(41, 118, 189)

RGB (0–1)0.1608, 0.4627, 0.7412

RGB percentages16.1%, 46.3%, 74.1%

HSLhsl(208.8, 64.3%, 45.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(208.8, 78.3%, 74.1%)

CMYK78.3%, 37.6%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,717,373

CSS custom property--colour: #2976BD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17102WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness112.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.75:1

Contrast with white4.75:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#6B6B6B

Inverted#D68942

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#557AC0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#3E6DBCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.8 from the original

Tritanopia#008790no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.42:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 13.7 Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.4 Dodgerblue · ΔE 23.8 Dark slateblue · ΔE 30 Deep skyblue · ΔE 31.1 Royal blue · ΔE 32.5

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 13.7, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BD7029

Analogous#29BDBA, #292CBD

Triadic#BD2976, #76BD29

Split complementary#BD292C, #BDBA29

Tetradic#BA29BD, #BD7029, #2CBD29

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C1DAF1

Lighter +30%#97C1E8

Lighter +20%#6DA8DF

Lighter +10%#438FD6

Darker −10%#205C93

Darker −20%#174269

Darker −30%#0E283F

Darker −40%#050D15

More saturated +25%#0C77DA

Less saturated −25%#4675A0

Channel breakdown

R41

G118

B189

Red41 (16.1%)

Green118 (46.3%)

Blue189 (74.1%)

Hue208.78°

Saturation (HSL)64.35%

Lightness45.1%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 29 · G 76 · B BD

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