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Recognised as Colour

#2993FF

  • #2993FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dodgerblue

#2993FF is a blue with RGB values 41, 147, 255 and HSL 210°, 100%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#2993FF#2993FF
HEX#2993FF
RGBrgb(41, 147, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.1608, 0.5765, 1
RGB percentages16.1%, 57.6%, 100%
HSLhsl(210.3, 100%, 58%)
HSV / HSBhsv(210.3, 83.9%, 100%)
CMYK83.9%, 42.4%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,724,863
CSS custom property--colour: #2993FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28559WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness143.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.71:1
Contrast with white3.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.71:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#848484
Inverted#D66C00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5B9CFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#3189FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.3 from the original
Tritanopia#00ADBCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.13:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 2.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 12.6Royal blue · ΔE 21.7Medium purple · ΔE 30.8Slate blue · ΔE 31.3Steel blue · ΔE 33.2
Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 2.21, below the just-noticeable difference
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FF9529
Analogous#29FEFF, #2A29FF
Triadic#FF2993, #93FF29
Split complementary#FF2A29, #FEFF29
Tetradic#FF29FE, #FF9529, #29FF2A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F5FAFF
Lighter +30%#C2E0FF
Lighter +20%#8FC6FF
Lighter +10%#5CADFF
Darker −10%#0079F5
Darker −20%#0060C2
Darker −30%#00478F
Darker −40%#002E5C
More saturated +25%#2993FF
Less saturated −25%#4493E4

Channel breakdown

R41
G147
B255
Red41 (16.1%)
Green147 (57.6%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue210.28°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness58.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 29 · G 93 · B FF

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