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Recognised as Colour

#2B00EA

  • #2B00EA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue

#2B00EA is a blue with RGB values 43, 0, 234 and HSL 251°, 100%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue.

Colour values

#2B00EA#2B00EA
HEX#2B00EA
RGBrgb(43, 0, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0, 0.9176
RGB percentages16.9%, 0%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(251, 100%, 45.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(251, 100%, 91.8%)
CMYK81.6%, 100%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,818,282
CSS custom property--colour: #2B00EA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06454WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness82.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.17:1
Contrast with white9.17:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#1A1A1A
Inverted#D4FF15

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0052EFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38 from the original
Deuteranopia#003CE7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.5 from the original
Tritanopia#006189no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 109.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.17:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.29:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue · ΔE 10.2Medium blue · ΔE 11.9Blue violet · ΔE 27.2Dark violet · ΔE 30Dark blue · ΔE 41.8Dark orchid · ΔE 42
Nearest named CSS colourBlue (#0000FF)ΔE 10.19, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BFEA00
Analogous#004AEA, #A000EA
Triadic#EA2B00, #00EA2B
Split complementary#EAA000, #4AEA00
Tetradic#EA004A, #BFEA00, #00EAA0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C4B7FF
Lighter +30%#9B84FF
Lighter +20%#7151FF
Lighter +10%#471EFF
Darker −10%#2200B7
Darker −20%#180084
Darker −30%#0F0051
Darker −40%#06001E
More saturated +25%#2B00EA
Less saturated −25%#3E1DCD

Channel breakdown

R43
G0
B234
Red43 (16.9%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue251.03°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness45.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2B · G 00 · B EA

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