Recognised as Colour

#2980BD

#2980BD
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#2980BD is a blue with RGB values 41, 128, 189 and HSL 205°, 64%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#2980BD

RGBrgb(41, 128, 189)

RGB (0–1)0.1608, 0.502, 0.7412

RGB percentages16.1%, 50.2%, 74.1%

HSLhsl(204.7, 64.3%, 45.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(204.7, 78.3%, 74.1%)

CMYK78.3%, 32.3%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,719,933

CSS custom property--colour: #2980BD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19584WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness119.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.92:1

Contrast with white4.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.92:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#727272

Inverted#D67F42

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6482C0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#4F74BCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.5 from the original

Tritanopia#008F96no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.27:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 7.1 Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.9 Deep skyblue · ΔE 25.3 Light slate grey · ΔE 28.5 Slate grey · ΔE 28.7 Dodgerblue · ΔE 29.2

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 7.05, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BD6629

Analogous#29BDB0, #2936BD

Triadic#BD2980, #80BD29

Split complementary#BD2936, #BDB029

Tetradic#B029BD, #BD6629, #36BD29

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C1DDF1

Lighter +30%#97C7E8

Lighter +20%#6DB0DF

Lighter +10%#4399D6

Darker −10%#206493

Darker −20%#174769

Darker −30%#0E2B3F

Darker −40%#050E15

More saturated +25%#0C85DA

Less saturated −25%#467BA0

Channel breakdown

R41

G128

B189

Red41 (16.1%)

Green128 (50.2%)

Blue189 (74.1%)

Hue204.73°

Saturation (HSL)64.35%

Lightness45.1%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 29 · G 80 · B BD

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