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Recognised as Colour

#2986BC

  • #2986BC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#2986BC is a blue with RGB values 41, 134, 188 and HSL 202°, 64%, 45%. 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

#2986BC#2986BC
HEX#2986BC
RGBrgb(41, 134, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.1608, 0.5255, 0.7373
RGB percentages16.1%, 52.5%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(202, 64.2%, 44.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(202, 78.2%, 73.7%)
CMYK78.2%, 28.7%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,721,468
CSS custom property--colour: #2986BC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21152WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness122.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.23:1
Contrast with white4.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.23:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#767676
Inverted#D67943

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6C86BEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#5879BBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.8 from the original
Tritanopia#009499no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.01:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 5.4Deep skyblue · ΔE 22.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.7Light slate grey · ΔE 25.6Slate grey · ΔE 25.9Light skyblue · ΔE 27.7
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 5.44, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BC5F29
Analogous#29BCA9, #293DBC
Triadic#BC2986, #86BC29
Split complementary#BC293D, #BCA829
Tetradic#A929BC, #BC5F29, #3DBC29

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C0DFF1
Lighter +30%#96CAE8
Lighter +20%#6CB5DF
Lighter +10%#42A0D6
Darker −10%#206892
Darker −20%#174A68
Darker −30%#0E2C3E
Darker −40%#040F15
More saturated +25%#0C8ED9
Less saturated −25%#467E9F

Channel breakdown

R41
G134
B188
Red41 (16.1%)
Green134 (52.5%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue202.04°
Saturation (HSL)64.19%
Lightness44.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 29 · G 86 · B BC

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