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Recognised as Colour

#2B2CFF

  • #2B2CFF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue

#2B2CFF is a blue with RGB values 43, 44, 255 and HSL 240°, 100%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue.

Colour values

#2B2CFF#2B2CFF
HEX#2B2CFF
RGBrgb(43, 44, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0.1725, 1
RGB percentages16.9%, 17.3%, 100%
HSLhsl(239.7, 100%, 58.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(239.7, 83.1%, 100%)
CMYK83.1%, 82.7%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,829,567
CSS custom property--colour: #2B2CFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09535WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness95.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.22:1
Contrast with white7.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3B3B3B
Inverted#D4D300

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0062FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#004BFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.4 from the original
Tritanopia#00729Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 107.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.22:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.91:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue · ΔE 13.9Medium blue · ΔE 14.8Blue violet · ΔE 25.8Dark violet · ΔE 30.7Dark orchid · ΔE 40.6Dark blue · ΔE 42.5
Nearest named CSS colourBlue (#0000FF)ΔE 13.92, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFFE2B
Analogous#2B96FF, #942BFF
Triadic#FF2B2C, #2CFF2B
Split complementary#FF942B, #96FF2B
Tetradic#FF2B96, #FFFE2B, #2BFF94

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F7F7FF
Lighter +30%#C4C4FF
Lighter +20%#9192FF
Lighter +10%#5E5FFF
Darker −10%#0001F7
Darker −20%#0001C4
Darker −30%#000191
Darker −40%#00005E
More saturated +25%#2B2CFF
Less saturated −25%#4646E5

Channel breakdown

R43
G44
B255
Red43 (16.9%)
Green44 (17.3%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue239.72°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness58.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2B · G 2C · B FF

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