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Recognised as Colour

#2987BD

  • #2987BD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#2987BD is a blue with RGB values 41, 135, 189 and HSL 202°, 64%, 45%. 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

#2987BD#2987BD
HEX#2987BD
RGBrgb(41, 135, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.1608, 0.5294, 0.7412
RGB percentages16.1%, 52.9%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(201.9, 64.3%, 45.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(201.9, 78.3%, 74.1%)
CMYK78.3%, 28.6%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,721,725
CSS custom property--colour: #2987BD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21473WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness123.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.29:1
Contrast with white3.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.29:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#777777
Inverted#D67842

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6D87BFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#597ABCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16 from the original
Tritanopia#00959Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.97:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 5.7Deep skyblue · ΔE 22.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.7Light slate grey · ΔE 25.6Slate grey · ΔE 26Light skyblue · ΔE 27.4
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 5.67, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BD5F29
Analogous#29BDA9, #293DBD
Triadic#BD2987, #87BD29
Split complementary#BD293D, #BDA929
Tetradic#A929BD, #BD5F29, #3DBD29

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C1E0F1
Lighter +30%#97CBE8
Lighter +20%#6DB5DF
Lighter +10%#43A0D6
Darker −10%#206993
Darker −20%#174B69
Darker −30%#0E2D3F
Darker −40%#050F15
More saturated +25%#0C8FDA
Less saturated −25%#467FA0

Channel breakdown

R41
G135
B189
Red41 (16.1%)
Green135 (52.9%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue201.89°
Saturation (HSL)64.35%
Lightness45.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 29 · G 87 · B BD

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