Recognised as Colour

#2B2BCB

#2B2BCB
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#2B2BCB is a blue with RGB values 43, 43, 203 and HSL 240°, 65%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#2B2BCB#2B2BCB

HEX#2B2BCB

RGBrgb(43, 43, 203)

RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0.1686, 0.7961

RGB percentages16.9%, 16.9%, 79.6%

HSLhsl(240, 65%, 48.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(240, 78.8%, 79.6%)

CMYK78.8%, 78.8%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,829,259

CSS custom property--colour: #2B2BCB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06553WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness79.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.09:1

Contrast with white9.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#373737

Inverted#D4D434

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0050CFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#0040C8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.6 from the original

Tritanopia#005D7Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 87.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text9.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.31:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 18.3 Dark blue · ΔE 20.2 Blue violet · ΔE 20.7 Navy · ΔE 24.7 Dark violet · ΔE 26.4 Dark orchid · ΔE 26.7

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 18.31, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CBCB2B

Analogous#2B7BCB, #7B2BCB

Triadic#CB2B2B, #2BCB2B

Split complementary#CB7B2B, #7BCB2B

Tetradic#CB2B7B, #CBCB2B, #2BCB7B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CDCDF5

Lighter +30%#A3A3EC

Lighter +20%#7979E3

Lighter +10%#4F4FDA

Darker −10%#2222A1

Darker −20%#191977

Darker −30%#10104D

Darker −40%#070723

More saturated +25%#0C0CEA

Less saturated −25%#4A4AAC

Channel breakdown

R43

G43

B203

Red43 (16.9%)

Green43 (16.9%)

Blue203 (79.6%)

Hue240°

Saturation (HSL)65.04%

Lightness48.24%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2B · G 2B · B CB

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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