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Recognised as Colour

#2B86CB

  • #2B86CB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#2B86CB is a blue with RGB values 43, 134, 203 and HSL 206°, 65%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#2B86CB#2B86CB
HEX#2B86CB
RGBrgb(43, 134, 203)
RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0.5255, 0.7961
RGB percentages16.9%, 52.5%, 79.6%
HSLhsl(205.9, 65%, 48.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(205.9, 78.8%, 79.6%)
CMYK78.8%, 34%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,852,555
CSS custom property--colour: #2B86CB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21876WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness125.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.38:1
Contrast with white3.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.38:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#787878
Inverted#D47934

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6689CEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#4F7ACAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00979Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.91:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 11.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.5Deep skyblue · ΔE 24.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 24.4Light skyblue · ΔE 30.9Light slate grey · ΔE 32.1
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 11.16, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CB702B
Analogous#2BCBC0, #2B36CB
Triadic#CB2B86, #86CB2B
Split complementary#CB2B36, #CBC02B
Tetradic#C02BCB, #CB702B, #36CB2B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CDE4F5
Lighter +30%#A3CCEC
Lighter +20%#79B5E3
Lighter +10%#4F9EDA
Darker −10%#226AA1
Darker −20%#194E77
Darker −30%#10334D
Darker −40%#071723
More saturated +25%#0C8AEA
Less saturated −25%#4A82AC

Channel breakdown

R43
G134
B203
Red43 (16.9%)
Green134 (52.5%)
Blue203 (79.6%)
Hue205.88°
Saturation (HSL)65.04%
Lightness48.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2B · G 86 · B CB

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