Recognised as Colour

#2B8DFD

#2B8DFD
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dodgerblue

#2B8DFD is a blue with RGB values 43, 141, 253 and HSL 212°, 98%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#2B8DFD#2B8DFD

HEX#2B8DFD

RGBrgb(43, 141, 253)

RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0.5529, 0.9922

RGB percentages16.9%, 55.3%, 99.2%

HSLhsl(212, 98.1%, 58%)

HSV / HSBhsv(212, 83%, 99.2%)

CMYK83%, 44.3%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,854,397

CSS custom property--colour: #2B8DFD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26655WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness139.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.33:1

Contrast with white3.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.33:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#808080

Inverted#D47202

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5197FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#2084FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6 from the original

Tritanopia#00A8B9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.32:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 2.1 Cornflower blue · ΔE 14.7 Royal blue · ΔE 18.1 Slate blue · ΔE 28.2 Medium purple · ΔE 28.5 Medium slateblue · ΔE 30

Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 2.06, below the just-noticeable difference

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#FD9B2B

Analogous#2BF6FD, #322BFD

Triadic#FD2B8D, #8DFD2B

Split complementary#FD322B, #F6FD2B

Tetradic#FD2BF6, #FD9B2B, #2BFD32

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F5FAFF

Lighter +30%#C3DFFE

Lighter +20%#90C3FE

Lighter +10%#5EA8FD

Darker −10%#0272F3

Darker −20%#025BC0

Darker −30%#01438E

Darker −40%#012B5B

More saturated +25%#298DFF

Less saturated −25%#468FE2

Channel breakdown

R43

G141

B253

Red43 (16.9%)

Green141 (55.3%)

Blue253 (99.2%)

Hue212°

Saturation (HSL)98.13%

Lightness58.04%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2B · G 8D · B FD

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