Colour

#2B00D3

#2B00D3
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#2B00D3 is a blue with RGB values 43, 0, 211 and HSL 252°, 100%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#2B00D3#2B00D3

HEX#2B00D3

RGBrgb(43, 0, 211)

RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0, 0.8275

RGB percentages16.9%, 0%, 82.7%

HSLhsl(252.2, 100%, 41.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(252.2, 100%, 82.7%)

CMYK79.6%, 100%, 0%, 17.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,818,259

CSS custom property--colour: #2B00D3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05217WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness75 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.28:1

Contrast with white10.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#181818

Inverted#D4FF2C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0049D8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#0037D0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.8 from the original

Tritanopia#00577Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 100.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text10.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.04:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 3.1 Blue · ΔE 20.2 Blue violet · ΔE 22 Dark violet · ΔE 25 Dark blue · ΔE 31.7 Dark orchid · ΔE 35

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 3.12, a close match

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#A8D300

Analogous#003FD3, #9400D3

Triadic#D32B00, #00D32B

Split complementary#D39400, #3FD300

Tetradic#D3003F, #A8D300, #00D394

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#B3A0FF

Lighter +30%#8B6DFF

Lighter +20%#623AFF

Lighter +10%#3A07FF

Darker −10%#2100A0

Darker −20%#16006D

Darker −30%#0C003A

Darker −40%#010007

More saturated +25%#2B00D3

Less saturated −25%#3B1AB9

Channel breakdown

R43

B211

Red43 (16.9%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue211 (82.7%)

Hue252.23°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness41.37%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2B · G 00 · B D3

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Colour values

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Channel breakdown

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