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Recognised as Colour

#2996FF

  • #2996FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dodgerblue

#2996FF is a blue with RGB values 41, 150, 255 and HSL 209°, 100%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#2996FF#2996FF
HEX#2996FF
RGBrgb(41, 150, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.1608, 0.5882, 1
RGB percentages16.1%, 58.8%, 100%
HSLhsl(209.4, 100%, 58%)
HSV / HSBhsv(209.4, 83.9%, 100%)
CMYK83.9%, 41.2%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,725,631
CSS custom property--colour: #2996FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29504WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness145.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.9:1
Contrast with white3.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.9:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#868686
Inverted#D66900

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#619EFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#3A8BFDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.6 from the original
Tritanopia#00AFBEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.04:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 4.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 11.4Royal blue · ΔE 23.9Steel blue · ΔE 31.6Medium purple · ΔE 32.1Deep skyblue · ΔE 32.6
Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 4.53, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FF9229
Analogous#29FFFD, #292BFF
Triadic#FF2996, #96FF29
Split complementary#FF292B, #FFFD29
Tetradic#FD29FF, #FF9229, #2BFF29

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F5FAFF
Lighter +30%#C2E1FF
Lighter +20%#8FC8FF
Lighter +10%#5CAFFF
Darker −10%#007DF5
Darker −20%#0063C2
Darker −30%#00498F
Darker −40%#002F5C
More saturated +25%#2996FF
Less saturated −25%#4496E4

Channel breakdown

R41
G150
B255
Red41 (16.1%)
Green150 (58.8%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue209.44°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness58.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 29 · G 96 · B FF

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