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Recognised as Colour

#2B36CB

  • #2B36CB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark blue

#2B36CB is a blue with RGB values 43, 54, 203 and HSL 236°, 65%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

#2B36CB#2B36CB
HEX#2B36CB
RGBrgb(43, 54, 203)
RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0.2118, 0.7961
RGB percentages16.9%, 21.2%, 79.6%
HSLhsl(235.9, 65%, 48.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(235.9, 78.8%, 79.6%)
CMYK78.8%, 73.4%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,832,075
CSS custom property--colour: #2B36CB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07464WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness83.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.42:1
Contrast with white8.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3E3E3E
Inverted#D4C934

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0055CFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#0045C8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.4 from the original
Tritanopia#00617Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 81.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.42:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.49:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 20.2Navy · ΔE 23.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 23.6Blue violet · ΔE 24.2Medium blue · ΔE 25.4Slate blue · ΔE 25.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 20.18, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CBC02B
Analogous#2B86CB, #702BCB
Triadic#CB2B36, #36CB2B
Split complementary#CB702B, #86CB2B
Tetradic#CB2B86, #CBC02B, #2BCB70

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CDD0F5
Lighter +30%#A3A8EC
Lighter +20%#7981E3
Lighter +10%#4F59DA
Darker −10%#222BA1
Darker −20%#192077
Darker −30%#10144D
Darker −40%#070923
More saturated +25%#0C1BEA
Less saturated −25%#4A51AC

Channel breakdown

R43
G54
B203
Red43 (16.9%)
Green54 (21.2%)
Blue203 (79.6%)
Hue235.88°
Saturation (HSL)65.04%
Lightness48.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2B · G 36 · B CB

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