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Colour

#2B2BC4

  • #2B2BC4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark blue

#2B2BC4 is a blue with RGB values 43, 43, 196 and HSL 240°, 64%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

#2B2BC4#2B2BC4
HEX#2B2BC4
RGBrgb(43, 43, 196)
RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0.1686, 0.7686
RGB percentages16.9%, 16.9%, 76.9%
HSLhsl(240, 64%, 46.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 78.1%, 76.9%)
CMYK78.1%, 78.1%, 0%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,829,252
CSS custom property--colour: #2B2BC4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06227WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness77.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.35:1
Contrast with white9.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#363636
Inverted#D4D43B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004EC8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#003FC1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.3 from the original
Tritanopia#005A77no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 83.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.35:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.25:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 17.8Medium blue · ΔE 21.4Navy · ΔE 21.8Blue violet · ΔE 22.3Dark orchid · ΔE 26.2Indigo · ΔE 26.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 17.8, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C4C42B
Analogous#2B77C4, #772BC4
Triadic#C42B2B, #2BC42B
Split complementary#C4772B, #77C42B
Tetradic#C42B77, #C4C42B, #2BC477

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C8C8F3
Lighter +30%#9E9EEA
Lighter +20%#7474E1
Lighter +10%#4B4BD7
Darker −10%#22229A
Darker −20%#191970
Darker −30%#0F0F47
Darker −40%#06061D
More saturated +25%#0D0DE2
Less saturated −25%#4949A6

Channel breakdown

R43
G43
B196
Red43 (16.9%)
Green43 (16.9%)
Blue196 (76.9%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)64.02%
Lightness46.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2B · G 2B · B C4

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