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Recognised as Colour

#2985CE

  • #2985CE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#2985CE is a blue with RGB values 41, 133, 206 and HSL 207°, 67%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#2985CE#2985CE
HEX#2985CE
RGBrgb(41, 133, 206)
RGB (0–1)0.1608, 0.5216, 0.8078
RGB percentages16.1%, 52.2%, 80.8%
HSLhsl(206.5, 66.8%, 48.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(206.5, 80.1%, 80.8%)
CMYK80.1%, 35.4%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,721,230
CSS custom property--colour: #2985CE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21703WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness125.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.34:1
Contrast with white3.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.34:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#777777
Inverted#D67A31

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6389D1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#4A7ACDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.4 from the original
Tritanopia#0097A0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.93:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 13.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 13.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 22Deep skyblue · ΔE 25.3Light skyblue · ΔE 32.4Light slate grey · ΔE 34.1
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 13.38, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CE7229
Analogous#29CEC4, #2933CE
Triadic#CE2985, #85CE29
Split complementary#CE2933, #CEC429
Tetradic#C429CE, #CE7229, #33CE29

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CEE4F5
Lighter +30%#A3CCED
Lighter +20%#79B5E4
Lighter +10%#4E9DDC
Darker −10%#216AA3
Darker −20%#184E79
Darker −30%#10334E
Darker −40%#071724
More saturated +25%#0A89ED
Less saturated −25%#4881AF

Channel breakdown

R41
G133
B206
Red41 (16.1%)
Green133 (52.2%)
Blue206 (80.8%)
Hue206.55°
Saturation (HSL)66.8%
Lightness48.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 29 · G 85 · B CE

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