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Recognised as Colour

#2983FA

  • #2983FA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dodgerblue

#2983FA is a blue with RGB values 41, 131, 250 and HSL 214°, 95%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#2983FA#2983FA
HEX#2983FA
RGBrgb(41, 131, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.1608, 0.5137, 0.9804
RGB percentages16.1%, 51.4%, 98%
HSLhsl(214.2, 95.4%, 57.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(214.2, 83.6%, 98%)
CMYK83.6%, 47.6%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,720,762
CSS custom property--colour: #2983FA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23606WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness133 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.72:1
Contrast with white3.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.72:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#787878
Inverted#D67C05

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3D8FFEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#007DF8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original
Tritanopia#00A0B2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 65.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.67:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 8.3Royal blue · ΔE 12.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.8Slate blue · ΔE 23.6Medium slateblue · ΔE 24.6Medium purple · ΔE 26
Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 8.34, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FAA029
Analogous#29ECFA, #3729FA
Triadic#FA2983, #83FA29
Split complementary#FA3829, #EBFA29
Tetradic#FA29EC, #FAA029, #29FA38

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F0F7FF
Lighter +30%#BFDAFD
Lighter +20%#8DBDFC
Lighter +10%#5BA0FB
Darker −10%#0568EB
Darker −20%#0452B9
Darker −30%#033C87
Darker −40%#022655
More saturated +25%#2482FF
Less saturated −25%#4487DF

Channel breakdown

R41
G131
B250
Red41 (16.1%)
Green131 (51.4%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue214.16°
Saturation (HSL)95.43%
Lightness57.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 29 · G 83 · B FA

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