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Recognised as Colour

#2983CC

  • #2983CC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#2983CC is a blue with RGB values 41, 131, 204 and HSL 207°, 67%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#2983CC#2983CC
HEX#2983CC
RGBrgb(41, 131, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.1608, 0.5137, 0.8
RGB percentages16.1%, 51.4%, 80%
HSLhsl(206.9, 66.5%, 48%)
HSV / HSBhsv(206.9, 79.9%, 80%)
CMYK79.9%, 35.8%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,720,716
CSS custom property--colour: #2983CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21064WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness123.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.21:1
Contrast with white4.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.21:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#757575
Inverted#D67C33

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6187CFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#4978CBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.3 from the original
Tritanopia#00959Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.03:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.21:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 13.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 13.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 22Deep skyblue · ΔE 26.1Light skyblue · ΔE 33.1Royal blue · ΔE 33.9
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 13.41, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CC7229
Analogous#29CCC4, #2931CC
Triadic#CC2983, #83CC29
Split complementary#CC2931, #CCC429
Tetradic#C429CC, #CC7229, #31CC29

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CCE3F5
Lighter +30%#A2CBEC
Lighter +20%#77B3E4
Lighter +10%#4D9BDB
Darker −10%#2068A2
Darker −20%#184C77
Darker −30%#0F314D
Darker −40%#071622
More saturated +25%#0A86EB
Less saturated −25%#4880AD

Channel breakdown

R41
G131
B204
Red41 (16.1%)
Green131 (51.4%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue206.87°
Saturation (HSL)66.53%
Lightness48.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 29 · G 83 · B CC

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