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Recognised as Colour

#2983D8

  • #2983D8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#2983D8 is a blue with RGB values 41, 131, 216 and HSL 209°, 69%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#2983D8#2983D8
HEX#2983D8
RGBrgb(41, 131, 216)
RGB (0–1)0.1608, 0.5137, 0.8471
RGB percentages16.1%, 51.4%, 84.7%
HSLhsl(209.1, 69.2%, 50.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(209.1, 81%, 84.7%)
CMYK81%, 39.4%, 0%, 15.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,720,728
CSS custom property--colour: #2983D8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21662WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness126.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.33:1
Contrast with white3.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.33:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#767676
Inverted#D67C27

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5A89DBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#3D79D6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.5 from the original
Tritanopia#0097A3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.94:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 10Dodgerblue · ΔE 15Steel blue · ΔE 20.4Royal blue · ΔE 27.2Deep skyblue · ΔE 29.9Medium purple · ΔE 32.8
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 9.95, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D87E29
Analogous#29D8D5, #292CD8
Triadic#D82983, #83D829
Split complementary#D8292C, #D8D529
Tetradic#D529D8, #D87E29, #2CD829

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D6E7F7
Lighter +30%#AACEF0
Lighter +20%#7FB5E8
Lighter +10%#549CE0
Darker −10%#2069AE
Darker −20%#184F83
Darker −30%#103558
Darker −40%#081B2D
More saturated +25%#0984F8
Less saturated −25%#4982B8

Channel breakdown

R41
G131
B216
Red41 (16.1%)
Green131 (51.4%)
Blue216 (84.7%)
Hue209.14°
Saturation (HSL)69.17%
Lightness50.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 29 · G 83 · B D8

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