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Recognised as Colour

#2B0DE0

  • #2B0DE0
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#2B0DE0 is a blue with RGB values 43, 13, 224 and HSL 249°, 89%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#2B0DE0#2B0DE0
HEX#2B0DE0
RGBrgb(43, 13, 224)
RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0.051, 0.8784
RGB percentages16.9%, 5.1%, 87.8%
HSLhsl(248.5, 89%, 46.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(248.5, 94.2%, 87.8%)
CMYK80.8%, 94.2%, 0%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,821,600
CSS custom property--colour: #2B0DE0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06183WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness79.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.39:1
Contrast with white9.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#232323
Inverted#D4F21F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0050E5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#003CDDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.1 from the original
Tritanopia#005E84no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 103.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.39:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.24:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 6.3Blue · ΔE 16.6Blue violet · ΔE 23.1Dark violet · ΔE 26.6Dark blue · ΔE 35.6Dark orchid · ΔE 37.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 6.31, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C2E00D
Analogous#0D58E0, #950DE0
Triadic#E02B0D, #0DE02B
Split complementary#E0950D, #58E00D
Tetradic#E00D58, #C2E00D, #0DE095

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C7BEFB
Lighter +30%#9D8EF8
Lighter +20%#735DF6
Lighter +10%#492DF3
Darker −10%#220AB0
Darker −20%#180780
Darker −30%#0F054F
Darker −40%#06021F
More saturated +25%#2200ED
Less saturated −25%#402BC2

Channel breakdown

R43
G13
B224
Red43 (16.9%)
Green13 (5.1%)
Blue224 (87.8%)
Hue248.53°
Saturation (HSL)89.03%
Lightness46.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2B · G 0D · B E0

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