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Colour

#2B95ED

  • #2B95ED
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#2B95ED is a blue with RGB values 43, 149, 237 and HSL 207°, 84%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#2B95ED#2B95ED
HEX#2B95ED
RGBrgb(43, 149, 237)
RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0.5843, 0.9294
RGB percentages16.9%, 58.4%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(207.2, 84.3%, 54.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(207.2, 81.9%, 92.9%)
CMYK81.9%, 37.1%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,856,429
CSS custom property--colour: #2B95ED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28123WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness141.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.62:1
Contrast with white3.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.62:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#858585
Inverted#D46A12

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6B9AF1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#4D89EBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.2 from the original
Tritanopia#00AAB6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.17:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 8.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 14Steel blue · ΔE 22.3Deep skyblue · ΔE 24.7Royal blue · ΔE 30.6Light skyblue · ΔE 33.3
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 8.94, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ED832B
Analogous#2BEDE4, #2B34ED
Triadic#ED2B95, #95ED2B
Split complementary#ED2B34, #EDE42B
Tetradic#E42BED, #ED832B, #34ED2B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E7F3FD
Lighter +30%#B8DCF9
Lighter +20%#89C4F5
Lighter +10%#5AADF1
Darker −10%#127BD3
Darker −20%#0E60A4
Darker −30%#0A4475
Darker −40%#062946
More saturated +25%#1997FF
Less saturated −25%#4892D0

Channel breakdown

R43
G149
B237
Red43 (16.9%)
Green149 (58.4%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue207.22°
Saturation (HSL)84.35%
Lightness54.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2B · G 95 · B ED

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