Recognised as Colour

#2B73D0

#2B73D0
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dodgerblue

#2B73D0 is a blue with RGB values 43, 115, 208 and HSL 214°, 66%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#2B73D0#2B73D0

HEX#2B73D0

RGBrgb(43, 115, 208)

RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0.451, 0.8157

RGB percentages16.9%, 45.1%, 81.6%

HSLhsl(213.8, 65.7%, 49.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(213.8, 79.3%, 81.6%)

CMYK79.3%, 44.7%, 0%, 18.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,847,696

CSS custom property--colour: #2B73D0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17329WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness115.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.7:1

Contrast with white4.7:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#6A6A6A

Inverted#D48C2F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#427CD4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#1D6DCEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original

Tritanopia#008997no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.47:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 14.1 Cornflower blue · ΔE 14.3 Royal blue · ΔE 18.8 Slate blue · ΔE 25.4 Dark slateblue · ΔE 26.3 Medium purple · ΔE 26.8

Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 14.09, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#D0882B

Analogous#2BC6D0, #352BD0

Triadic#D02B73, #73D02B

Split complementary#D0352B, #C6D02B

Tetradic#D02BC6, #D0882B, #2BD035

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D1E1F6

Lighter +30%#A7C6ED

Lighter +20%#7DAAE4

Lighter +10%#538EDB

Darker −10%#225CA6

Darker −20%#1A447B

Darker −30%#112D51

Darker −40%#081627

More saturated +25%#0C6FEF

Less saturated −25%#4A77B1

Channel breakdown

R43

G115

B208

Red43 (16.9%)

Green115 (45.1%)

Blue208 (81.6%)

Hue213.82°

Saturation (HSL)65.74%

Lightness49.22%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2B · G 73 · B D0

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