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Colour

#2B84B1

  • #2B84B1
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#2B84B1 is a blue with RGB values 43, 132, 177 and HSL 200°, 61%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#2B84B1#2B84B1
HEX#2B84B1
RGBrgb(43, 132, 177)
RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0.5176, 0.6941
RGB percentages16.9%, 51.8%, 69.4%
HSLhsl(200.1, 60.9%, 43.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(200.1, 75.7%, 69.4%)
CMYK75.7%, 25.4%, 0%, 30.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,852,017
CSS custom property--colour: #2B84B1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2019WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness119.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.04:1
Contrast with white4.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.04:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#747474
Inverted#D47B4E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6E83B3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#5C76B0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.7 from the original
Tritanopia#009093no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.17:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 6.6Light slate grey · ΔE 22.1Slate grey · ΔE 22.3Deep skyblue · ΔE 24.5Cadetblue · ΔE 27Light skyblue · ΔE 27.8
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 6.63, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B1582B
Analogous#2BB19B, #2B41B1
Triadic#B12B84, #84B12B
Split complementary#B12B41, #B19B2B
Tetradic#9B2BB1, #B1582B, #41B12B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BADDEE
Lighter +30%#91C8E4
Lighter +20%#68B4DA
Lighter +10%#3F9FD0
Darker −10%#216588
Darker −20%#17475F
Darker −30%#0D2836
Darker −40%#030A0D
More saturated +25%#108DCD
Less saturated −25%#477B95

Channel breakdown

R43
G132
B177
Red43 (16.9%)
Green132 (51.8%)
Blue177 (69.4%)
Hue200.15°
Saturation (HSL)60.91%
Lightness43.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2B · G 84 · B B1

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