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Recognised as Colour

#2B60AA

  • #2B60AA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#2B60AA is a blue with RGB values 43, 96, 170 and HSL 215°, 60%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#2B60AA#2B60AA
HEX#2B60AA
RGBrgb(43, 96, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0.3765, 0.6667
RGB percentages16.9%, 37.6%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(215, 59.6%, 41.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(215, 74.7%, 66.7%)
CMYK74.7%, 43.5%, 0%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,842,794
CSS custom property--colour: #2B60AA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11782WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness96.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.26:1
Contrast with white6.26:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5A5A5A
Inverted#D49F55

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3B67ADno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#245BA9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original
Tritanopia#00717Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.26:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.36:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 20.2Steel blue · ΔE 21.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 26.3Royal blue · ΔE 27.9Slate blue · ΔE 30.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 20.22, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AA752B
Analogous#2B9FAA, #352BAA
Triadic#AA2B60, #60AA2B
Split complementary#AA362B, #9FAA2B
Tetradic#AA2BA0, #AA752B, #2BAA36

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B5CCEC
Lighter +30%#8CB0E2
Lighter +20%#6394D8
Lighter +10%#3B78CD
Darker −10%#214981
Darker −20%#163259
Darker −30%#0C1B30
Darker −40%#020407
More saturated +25%#105CC5
Less saturated −25%#46648F

Channel breakdown

R43
G96
B170
Red43 (16.9%)
Green96 (37.6%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue214.96°
Saturation (HSL)59.62%
Lightness41.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2B · G 60 · B AA

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