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Colour

#2B6EFF

  • #2B6EFF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#2B6EFF is a blue with RGB values 43, 110, 255 and HSL 221°, 100%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#2B6EFF#2B6EFF
HEX#2B6EFF
RGBrgb(43, 110, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0.4314, 1
RGB percentages16.9%, 43.1%, 100%
HSLhsl(221, 100%, 58.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221, 83.1%, 100%)
CMYK83.1%, 56.9%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,846,463
CSS custom property--colour: #2B6EFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18885WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness122.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.78:1
Contrast with white4.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.78:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6A6A6A
Inverted#D49100

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0082FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#006FFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original
Tritanopia#0093ACno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 78.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.4:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 13.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 15.4Slate blue · ΔE 21Dodgerblue · ΔE 27.6Medium purple · ΔE 28.4Rebecca purple · ΔE 36.9
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 13.87, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFBC2B
Analogous#2BD8FF, #522BFF
Triadic#FF2B6E, #6EFF2B
Split complementary#FF522B, #D8FF2B
Tetradic#FF2BD8, #FFBC2B, #2BFF52

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F7FAFF
Lighter +30%#C4D7FF
Lighter +20%#91B4FF
Lighter +10%#5E91FF
Darker −10%#004EF7
Darker −20%#003EC4
Darker −30%#002E91
Darker −40%#001E5E
More saturated +25%#2B6EFF
Less saturated −25%#4678E5

Channel breakdown

R43
G110
B255
Red43 (16.9%)
Green110 (43.1%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue221.04°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness58.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2B · G 6E · B FF

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