Colour

#2B2BF0

#2B2BF0
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#2B2BF0 is a blue with RGB values 43, 43, 240 and HSL 240°, 87%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

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HEX#2B2BF0

RGBrgb(43, 43, 240)

RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0.1686, 0.9412

RGB percentages16.9%, 16.9%, 94.1%

HSLhsl(240, 86.8%, 55.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(240, 82.1%, 94.1%)

CMYK82.1%, 82.1%, 0%, 5.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,829,296

CSS custom property--colour: #2B2BF0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08533WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness90.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.76:1

Contrast with white7.76:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#393939

Inverted#D4D40F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#005CF5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#0048EDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.9 from the original

Tritanopia#006C91no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 102.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text7.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.71:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 10.9 Blue · ΔE 19.7 Blue violet · ΔE 21.8 Dark violet · ΔE 27.4 Dark orchid · ΔE 35.6 Dark blue · ΔE 36

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 10.87, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#F0F02B

Analogous#2B8EF0, #8E2BF0

Triadic#F02B2B, #2BF02B

Split complementary#F08E2B, #8EF02B

Tetradic#F02B8E, #F0F02B, #2BF08E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EAEAFD

Lighter +30%#BABAFA

Lighter +20%#8A8AF7

Lighter +10%#5B5BF3

Darker −10%#0F0FD9

Darker −20%#0C0CA9

Darker −30%#090979

Darker −40%#05054A

More saturated +25%#1C1CFF

Less saturated −25%#4747D4

Channel breakdown

R43

G43

B240

Red43 (16.9%)

Green43 (16.9%)

Blue240 (94.1%)

Hue240°

Saturation (HSL)86.78%

Lightness55.49%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2B · G 2B · B F0

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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