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Colour

#2B69BD

  • #2B69BD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#2B69BD is a blue with RGB values 43, 105, 189 and HSL 215°, 63%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#2B69BD#2B69BD
HEX#2B69BD
RGBrgb(43, 105, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0.4118, 0.7412
RGB percentages16.9%, 41.2%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(214.5, 62.9%, 45.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(214.5, 77.2%, 74.1%)
CMYK77.2%, 44.4%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,845,117
CSS custom property--colour: #2B69BD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14291WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness105.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.44:1
Contrast with white5.44:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#626262
Inverted#D49642

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3E71C0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#2063BBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original
Tritanopia#007D8Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.44:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.86:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 20Dark slateblue · ΔE 22.4Royal blue · ΔE 22.5Steel blue · ΔE 24Slate blue · ΔE 27.1
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 17.31, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BD7F2B
Analogous#2BB2BD, #362BBD
Triadic#BD2B69, #69BD2B
Split complementary#BD362B, #B2BD2B
Tetradic#BD2BB2, #BD7F2B, #2BBD36

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C3D6F1
Lighter +30%#99BBE8
Lighter +20%#709FDE
Lighter +10%#4683D5
Darker −10%#225293
Darker −20%#183B6A
Darker −30%#0F2440
Darker −40%#050D17
More saturated +25%#0E65DA
Less saturated −25%#486DA0

Channel breakdown

R43
G105
B189
Red43 (16.9%)
Green105 (41.2%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue214.52°
Saturation (HSL)62.93%
Lightness45.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2B · G 69 · B BD

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