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Recognised as Colour

#2B60FA

  • #2B60FA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#2B60FA is a blue with RGB values 43, 96, 250 and HSL 225°, 95%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#2B60FA#2B60FA
HEX#2B60FA
RGBrgb(43, 96, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0.3765, 0.9804
RGB percentages16.9%, 37.6%, 98%
HSLhsl(224.6, 95.4%, 57.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(224.6, 82.8%, 98%)
CMYK82.8%, 61.6%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,842,874
CSS custom property--colour: #2B60FA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15781WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness114.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.05:1
Contrast with white5.05:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#606060
Inverted#D49F05

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0079FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#0065F7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.4 from the original
Tritanopia#0088A4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 83 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.05:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.16:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 16.9Royal blue · ΔE 20.3Slate blue · ΔE 23.6Blue violet · ΔE 32Medium purple · ΔE 32.3Dark orchid · ΔE 33.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 16.88, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FAC52B
Analogous#2BC8FA, #5D2BFA
Triadic#FA2B60, #60FA2B
Split complementary#FA5E2B, #C7FA2B
Tetradic#FA2BC8, #FAC52B, #2BFA5E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F2F5FF
Lighter +30%#C0D0FE
Lighter +20%#8FABFC
Lighter +10%#5D85FB
Darker −10%#0641EC
Darker −20%#0433BB
Darker −30%#032589
Darker −40%#021857
More saturated +25%#265EFF
Less saturated −25%#466DDF

Channel breakdown

R43
G96
B250
Red43 (16.9%)
Green96 (37.6%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue224.64°
Saturation (HSL)95.39%
Lightness57.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2B · G 60 · B FA

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