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Colour

#2B2BFF

  • #2B2BFF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue

#2B2BFF is a blue with RGB values 43, 43, 255 and HSL 240°, 100%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue.

Colour values

#2B2BFF#2B2BFF
HEX#2B2BFF
RGBrgb(43, 43, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0.1686, 1
RGB percentages16.9%, 16.9%, 100%
HSLhsl(240, 100%, 58.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 83.1%, 100%)
CMYK83.1%, 83.1%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,829,311
CSS custom property--colour: #2B2BFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09461WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness95.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.26:1
Contrast with white7.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3A3A3A
Inverted#D4D400

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0062FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#004BFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.9 from the original
Tritanopia#007299no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 108.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.26:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.89:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue · ΔE 13.4Medium blue · ΔE 14.9Blue violet · ΔE 26Dark violet · ΔE 30.8Dark orchid · ΔE 40.8Dark blue · ΔE 42.8
Nearest named CSS colourBlue (#0000FF)ΔE 13.44, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFFF2B
Analogous#2B95FF, #952BFF
Triadic#FF2B2B, #2BFF2B
Split complementary#FF952B, #95FF2B
Tetradic#FF2B95, #FFFF2B, #2BFF95

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F7F7FF
Lighter +30%#C4C4FF
Lighter +20%#9191FF
Lighter +10%#5E5EFF
Darker −10%#0000F7
Darker −20%#0000C4
Darker −30%#000091
Darker −40%#00005E
More saturated +25%#2B2BFF
Less saturated −25%#4646E5

Channel breakdown

R43
G43
B255
Red43 (16.9%)
Green43 (16.9%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness58.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2B · G 2B · B FF

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