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Recognised as Colour

#2B84BE

  • #2B84BE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#2B84BE is a blue with RGB values 43, 132, 190 and HSL 204°, 63%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#2B84BE#2B84BE
HEX#2B84BE
RGBrgb(43, 132, 190)
RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0.5176, 0.7451
RGB percentages16.9%, 51.8%, 74.5%
HSLhsl(203.7, 63.1%, 45.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(203.7, 77.4%, 74.5%)
CMYK77.4%, 30.5%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,852,030
CSS custom property--colour: #2B84BE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20734WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness122 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.15:1
Contrast with white4.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.15:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#757575
Inverted#D47B41

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6985C1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13 from the original
Deuteranopia#5578BDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.3 from the original
Tritanopia#009298no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.08:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 5.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.3Deep skyblue · ΔE 23.6Light slate grey · ΔE 27Slate grey · ΔE 27.4Light skyblue · ΔE 29
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 5.81, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BE652B
Analogous#2BBEAE, #2B3BBE
Triadic#BE2B84, #84BE2B
Split complementary#BE2B3B, #BEAE2B
Tetradic#AE2BBE, #BE652B, #3BBE2B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C3DFF2
Lighter +30%#9AC9E8
Lighter +20%#70B3DF
Lighter +10%#479DD5
Darker −10%#226794
Darker −20%#184A6B
Darker −30%#0F2D41
Darker −40%#051018
More saturated +25%#0E8ADB
Less saturated −25%#487EA1

Channel breakdown

R43
G132
B190
Red43 (16.9%)
Green132 (51.8%)
Blue190 (74.5%)
Hue203.67°
Saturation (HSL)63.09%
Lightness45.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2B · G 84 · B BE

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