Colour

#2B28FF

#2B28FF
Blue
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Nearest: Blue

#2B28FF is a blue with RGB values 43, 40, 255 and HSL 241°, 100%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue.

Colour values

#2B28FF#2B28FF

HEX#2B28FF

RGBrgb(43, 40, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0.1569, 1

RGB percentages16.9%, 15.7%, 100%

HSLhsl(240.8, 100%, 57.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(240.8, 84.3%, 100%)

CMYK83.1%, 84.3%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,828,543

CSS custom property--colour: #2B28FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09251WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness94.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.37:1

Contrast with white7.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#383838

Inverted#D4D700

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0061FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#004AFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.6 from the original

Tritanopia#007199no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 109.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text7.37:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.85:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue · ΔE 12.1 Medium blue · ΔE 15.2 Blue violet · ΔE 26.7 Dark violet · ΔE 31.3 Dark orchid · ΔE 41.7 Dark blue · ΔE 43.6

Nearest named CSS colourBlue (#0000FF)ΔE 12.06, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#FCFF28

Analogous#2890FF, #9728FF

Triadic#FF2B28, #28FF2B

Split complementary#FF9628, #91FF28

Tetradic#FF2890, #FCFF28, #28FF96

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F4F4FF

Lighter +30%#C2C1FF

Lighter +20%#908EFF

Lighter +10%#5D5BFF

Darker −10%#0300F4

Darker −20%#0300C1

Darker −30%#02008E

Darker −40%#01005B

More saturated +25%#2B28FF

Less saturated −25%#4543E4

Channel breakdown

R43

G40

B255

Red43 (16.9%)

Green40 (15.7%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue240.84°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness57.84%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2B · G 28 · B FF

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