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Recognised as Colour

#2B83F5

  • #2B83F5
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dodgerblue

#2B83F5 is a blue with RGB values 43, 131, 245 and HSL 214°, 91%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#2B83F5#2B83F5
HEX#2B83F5
RGBrgb(43, 131, 245)
RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0.5137, 0.9608
RGB percentages16.9%, 51.4%, 96.1%
HSLhsl(213.9, 91%, 56.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(213.9, 82.4%, 96.1%)
CMYK82.4%, 46.5%, 0%, 3.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,851,829
CSS custom property--colour: #2B83F5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23339WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness132.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.67:1
Contrast with white3.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.67:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#797979
Inverted#D47C0A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#438EF9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#007CF3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.4 from the original
Tritanopia#009EB0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.71:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.67:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 6.5Royal blue · ΔE 13.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.3Slate blue · ΔE 24.2Medium purple · ΔE 26Medium slateblue · ΔE 26.3
Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 6.49, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F59D2B
Analogous#2BE8F5, #382BF5
Triadic#F52B83, #83F52B
Split complementary#F5382B, #E8F52B
Tetradic#F52BE8, #F59D2B, #2BF538

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EEF5FE
Lighter +30%#BDD8FC
Lighter +20%#8CBCFA
Lighter +10%#5C9FF7
Darker −10%#0B69E2
Darker −20%#0852B2
Darker −30%#063C81
Darker −40%#042550
More saturated +25%#2182FF
Less saturated −25%#4787D9

Channel breakdown

R43
G131
B245
Red43 (16.9%)
Green131 (51.4%)
Blue245 (96.1%)
Hue213.86°
Saturation (HSL)90.99%
Lightness56.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2B · G 83 · B F5

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