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Recognised as Colour

#2B34DA

  • #2B34DA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#2B34DA is a blue with RGB values 43, 52, 218 and HSL 237°, 70%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#2B34DA#2B34DA
HEX#2B34DA
RGBrgb(43, 52, 218)
RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0.2039, 0.8549
RGB percentages16.9%, 20.4%, 85.5%
HSLhsl(236.9, 70.3%, 51.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(236.9, 80.3%, 85.5%)
CMYK80.3%, 76.1%, 0%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,831,578
CSS custom property--colour: #2B34DA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08032WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness86.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.06:1
Contrast with white8.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3E3E3E
Inverted#D4CB25

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0059DFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#0047D7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.5 from the original
Tritanopia#006686no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 89.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.06:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.61:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 17.9Blue violet · ΔE 20.2Dark blue · ΔE 24.8Dark violet · ΔE 26.9Dark orchid · ΔE 28Medium slateblue · ΔE 28.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 17.91, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DAD12B
Analogous#2B8CDA, #792BDA
Triadic#DA2B34, #34DA2B
Split complementary#DA792B, #8BDA2B
Tetradic#DA2B8C, #DAD12B, #2BDA79

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D9DAF8
Lighter +30%#ADB1F1
Lighter +20%#8287E9
Lighter +10%#565EE2
Darker −10%#1F27B3
Darker −20%#181D87
Darker −30%#10145C
Darker −40%#080B31
More saturated +25%#0C18F9
Less saturated −25%#4A50BB

Channel breakdown

R43
G52
B218
Red43 (16.9%)
Green52 (20.4%)
Blue218 (85.5%)
Hue236.91°
Saturation (HSL)70.28%
Lightness51.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2B · G 34 · B DA

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