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Recognised as Colour

#2977A2

  • #2977A2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#2977A2 is a blue with RGB values 41, 119, 162 and HSL 201°, 60%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#2977A2#2977A2
HEX#2977A2
RGBrgb(41, 119, 162)
RGB (0–1)0.1608, 0.4667, 0.6353
RGB percentages16.1%, 46.7%, 63.5%
HSLhsl(201.3, 59.6%, 39.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(201.3, 74.7%, 63.5%)
CMYK74.7%, 26.5%, 0%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,717,602
CSS custom property--colour: #2977A2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16274WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness108.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.94:1
Contrast with white4.94:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6A6A6A
Inverted#D6885D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6377A4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#526BA1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.2 from the original
Tritanopia#008286no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.94:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.25:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 7.3Slate grey · ΔE 21.1Light slate grey · ΔE 21.6Cadetblue · ΔE 28.5Teal · ΔE 29.4Deep skyblue · ΔE 29.6
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 7.31, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A25429
Analogous#29A291, #293AA2
Triadic#A22977, #77A229
Split complementary#A2293B, #A29129
Tetradic#9129A2, #A25429, #3AA229

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ADD4EA
Lighter +30%#84BFE0
Lighter +20%#5BAAD6
Lighter +10%#3395CB
Darker −10%#1F5979
Darker −20%#143B51
Darker −30%#0A1D28
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#107EBB
Less saturated −25%#427089

Channel breakdown

R41
G119
B162
Red41 (16.1%)
Green119 (46.7%)
Blue162 (63.5%)
Hue201.32°
Saturation (HSL)59.61%
Lightness39.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 29 · G 77 · B A2

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