Recognised as Colour

#2B01DF

#2B01DF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#2B01DF is a blue with RGB values 43, 1, 223 and HSL 251°, 99%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#2B01DF#2B01DF

HEX#2B01DF

RGBrgb(43, 1, 223)

RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0.0039, 0.8745

RGB percentages16.9%, 0.4%, 87.5%

HSLhsl(251.4, 99.1%, 43.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(251.4, 99.6%, 87.5%)

CMYK80.7%, 99.6%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,818,527

CSS custom property--colour: #2B01DF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05863WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness78.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.67:1

Contrast with white9.67:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#1A1A1A

Inverted#D4FE20

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#004EE4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#003ADCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.2 from the original

Tritanopia#005C82no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 105.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text9.67:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.17:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 7.2 Blue · ΔE 15.1 Blue violet · ΔE 24.3 Dark violet · ΔE 27.2 Dark blue · ΔE 36.9 Dark orchid · ΔE 38.4

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 7.16, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B5DF01

Analogous#0146DF, #9A01DF

Triadic#DF2B01, #01DF2B

Split complementary#DF9A01, #46DF01

Tetradic#DF0146, #B5DF01, #01DF9A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#BDADFF

Lighter +30%#947BFE

Lighter +20%#6A48FE

Lighter +10%#4115FE

Darker −10%#2101AC

Darker −20%#170179

Darker −30%#0E0047

Darker −40%#040014

More saturated +25%#2A00E0

Less saturated −25%#3C1DC3

Channel breakdown

R43

B223

Red43 (16.9%)

Green1 (0.4%)

Blue223 (87.5%)

Hue251.35°

Saturation (HSL)99.11%

Lightness43.92%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2B · G 01 · B DF

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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