Recognised as Colour

#2983FF

#2983FF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dodgerblue

#2983FF is a blue with RGB values 41, 131, 255 and HSL 215°, 100%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#2983FF#2983FF

HEX#2983FF

RGBrgb(41, 131, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.1608, 0.5137, 1

RGB percentages16.1%, 51.4%, 100%

HSLhsl(214.8, 100%, 58%)

HSV / HSBhsv(214.8, 83.9%, 100%)

CMYK83.9%, 48.6%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,720,767

CSS custom property--colour: #2983FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23924WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness134.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.78:1

Contrast with white3.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.78:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#797979

Inverted#D67C00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3690FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10 from the original

Deuteranopia#007DFDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original

Tritanopia#00A1B5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 67.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.63:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 10.7 Royal blue · ΔE 11.8 Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.4 Medium slateblue · ΔE 23 Slate blue · ΔE 23.2 Medium purple · ΔE 26.1

Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 10.74, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#FFA529

Analogous#29EEFF, #3A29FF

Triadic#FF2983, #83FF29

Split complementary#FF3A29, #EEFF29

Tetradic#FF29EE, #FFA529, #29FF3A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F5F9FF

Lighter +30%#C2DCFF

Lighter +20%#8FBEFF

Lighter +10%#5CA1FF

Darker −10%#0067F5

Darker −20%#0052C2

Darker −30%#003C8F

Darker −40%#00275C

More saturated +25%#2983FF

Less saturated −25%#4487E4

Channel breakdown

R41

G131

B255

Red41 (16.1%)

Green131 (51.4%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue214.77°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness58.04%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 29 · G 83 · B FF

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