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Recognised as Colour

#2B6ECB

  • #2B6ECB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dodgerblue

#2B6ECB is a blue with RGB values 43, 110, 203 and HSL 215°, 65%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#2B6ECB#2B6ECB
HEX#2B6ECB
RGBrgb(43, 110, 203)
RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0.4314, 0.7961
RGB percentages16.9%, 43.1%, 79.6%
HSLhsl(214.9, 65%, 48.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(214.9, 78.8%, 79.6%)
CMYK78.8%, 45.8%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,846,411
CSS custom property--colour: #2B6ECB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15977WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness111.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.01:1
Contrast with white5.01:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#666666
Inverted#D49134

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3C77CFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5 from the original
Deuteranopia#1469C9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original
Tritanopia#008492no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.01:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.2:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 15.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.1Royal blue · ΔE 17.8Slate blue · ΔE 24Dark slateblue · ΔE 24.4Medium purple · ΔE 26.1
Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 15.63, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CB882B
Analogous#2BBECB, #382BCB
Triadic#CB2B6E, #6ECB2B
Split complementary#CB382B, #BECB2B
Tetradic#CB2BBE, #CB882B, #2BCB38

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CDDEF5
Lighter +30%#A3C2EC
Lighter +20%#79A5E3
Lighter +10%#4F89DA
Darker −10%#2257A1
Darker −20%#194077
Darker −30%#102A4D
Darker −40%#071323
More saturated +25%#0C69EA
Less saturated −25%#4A73AC

Channel breakdown

R43
G110
B203
Red43 (16.9%)
Green110 (43.1%)
Blue203 (79.6%)
Hue214.88°
Saturation (HSL)65.04%
Lightness48.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2B · G 6E · B CB

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