Colour

#2B00FC

#2B00FC
Blue
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Nearest: Blue

#2B00FC is a blue with RGB values 43, 0, 252 and HSL 250°, 100%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue.

Colour values

#2B00FC#2B00FC

HEX#2B00FC

RGBrgb(43, 0, 252)

RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0, 0.9882

RGB percentages16.9%, 0%, 98.8%

HSLhsl(250.2, 100%, 49.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(250.2, 100%, 98.8%)

CMYK82.9%, 100%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,818,300

CSS custom property--colour: #2B00FC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07542WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness88.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.37:1

Contrast with white8.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#1B1B1B

Inverted#D4FF03

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0059FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#0041F8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.1 from the original

Tritanopia#006994no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 115.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text8.37:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.51:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue · ΔE 3 Medium blue · ΔE 19.6 Blue violet · ΔE 32.8 Dark violet · ΔE 35.3 Dark orchid · ΔE 48 Dark blue · ΔE 49.6

Nearest named CSS colourBlue (#0000FF)ΔE 3, a close match

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#D1FC00

Analogous#0053FC, #A900FC

Triadic#FC2B00, #00FC2B

Split complementary#FCA900, #53FC00

Tetradic#FC0053, #D1FC00, #00FCA9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D2C9FF

Lighter +30%#A896FF

Lighter +20%#7E63FF

Lighter +10%#5330FF

Darker −10%#2200C9

Darker −20%#1A0096

Darker −30%#110063

Darker −40%#080030

More saturated +25%#2B00FC

Less saturated −25%#4020DD

Channel breakdown

R43

B252

Red43 (16.9%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue252 (98.8%)

Hue250.24°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness49.41%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2B · G 00 · B FC

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