Colour

#2B45FF

#2B45FF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#2B45FF is a blue with RGB values 43, 69, 255 and HSL 233°, 100%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

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HEX#2B45FF

RGBrgb(43, 69, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0.2706, 1

RGB percentages16.9%, 27.1%, 100%

HSLhsl(232.6, 100%, 58.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(232.6, 83.1%, 100%)

CMYK83.1%, 72.9%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,835,967

CSS custom property--colour: #2B45FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1199WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness103.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.18:1

Contrast with white6.18:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4D4D4D

Inverted#D4BA00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#006CFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#0057FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.8 from the original

Tritanopia#007C9Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 98.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.4:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 19.5 Blue violet · ΔE 22.6 Blue · ΔE 28.5 Dark violet · ΔE 30.1 Medium slateblue · ΔE 33.5 Dark orchid · ΔE 34.1

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 19.46, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#FFE52B

Analogous#2BAFFF, #7B2BFF

Triadic#FF2B45, #45FF2B

Split complementary#FF7B2B, #AFFF2B

Tetradic#FF2BAF, #FFE52B, #2BFF7B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F7F8FF

Lighter +30%#C4CBFF

Lighter +20%#919EFF

Lighter +10%#5E72FF

Darker −10%#001EF7

Darker −20%#0018C4

Darker −30%#001291

Darker −40%#000C5E

More saturated +25%#2B45FF

Less saturated −25%#4659E5

Channel breakdown

R43

G69

B255

Red43 (16.9%)

Green69 (27.1%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue232.64°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness58.43%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2B · G 45 · B FF

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