Recognised as Colour

#2B69AC

#2B69AC
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#2B69AC is a blue with RGB values 43, 105, 172 and HSL 211°, 60%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#2B69AC

RGBrgb(43, 105, 172)

RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0.4118, 0.6745

RGB percentages16.9%, 41.2%, 67.5%

HSLhsl(211.2, 60%, 42.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(211.2, 75%, 67.5%)

CMYK75%, 39%, 0%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,845,100

CSS custom property--colour: #2B69AC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13595WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness102 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.65:1

Contrast with white5.65:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#616161

Inverted#D49653

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4A6EAFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#3662ABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.3 from the original

Tritanopia#007982no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.72:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 15 Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.6 Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.7 Dodgerblue · ΔE 27.7 Slate grey · ΔE 32.8 Royal blue · ΔE 33

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 15.02, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#AC6E2B

Analogous#2BAAAC, #2D2BAC

Triadic#AC2B69, #69AC2B

Split complementary#AC2D2B, #AAAC2B

Tetradic#AC2BAA, #AC6E2B, #2BAC2D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B6D0ED

Lighter +30%#8DB6E3

Lighter +20%#659CD8

Lighter +10%#3C82CE

Darker −10%#215083

Darker −20%#17375A

Darker −30%#0C1E32

Darker −40%#020509

More saturated +25%#1068C7

Less saturated −25%#466A91

Channel breakdown

R43

G105

B172

Red43 (16.9%)

Green105 (41.2%)

Blue172 (67.5%)

Hue211.16°

Saturation (HSL)60%

Lightness42.16%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2B · G 69 · B AC

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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