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Colour

#2B79A3

  • #2B79A3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#2B79A3 is a blue with RGB values 43, 121, 163 and HSL 201°, 58%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#2B79A3#2B79A3
HEX#2B79A3
RGBrgb(43, 121, 163)
RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0.4745, 0.6392
RGB percentages16.9%, 47.5%, 63.9%
HSLhsl(201, 58.3%, 40.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(201, 73.6%, 63.9%)
CMYK73.6%, 25.8%, 0%, 36.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,849,187
CSS custom property--colour: #2B79A3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16833WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness110.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.81:1
Contrast with white4.81:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6B6B6B
Inverted#D4865C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6578A5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#556DA2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.6 from the original
Tritanopia#008487no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.81:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.37:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 7.4Slate grey · ΔE 20.6Light slate grey · ΔE 21Cadetblue · ΔE 27.6Teal · ΔE 28.6Deep skyblue · ΔE 29.1
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 7.39, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A3552B
Analogous#2BA391, #2B3DA3
Triadic#A32B79, #79A32B
Split complementary#A32B3D, #A3912B
Tetradic#912BA3, #A3552B, #3DA32B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B0D6EA
Lighter +30%#88C1DF
Lighter +20%#5FACD5
Lighter +10%#3797CA
Darker −10%#205B7B
Darker −20%#163D52
Darker −30%#0B1F2A
Darker −40%#000102
More saturated +25%#1181BD
Less saturated −25%#457189

Channel breakdown

R43
G121
B163
Red43 (16.9%)
Green121 (47.5%)
Blue163 (63.9%)
Hue201°
Saturation (HSL)58.25%
Lightness40.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2B · G 79 · B A3

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