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Recognised as Colour

#2B9BE0

  • #2B9BE0
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#2B9BE0 is a blue with RGB values 43, 155, 224 and HSL 203°, 74%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#2B9BE0#2B9BE0
HEX#2B9BE0
RGBrgb(43, 155, 224)
RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0.6078, 0.8784
RGB percentages16.9%, 60.8%, 87.8%
HSLhsl(202.9, 74.5%, 52.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(202.9, 80.8%, 87.8%)
CMYK80.8%, 30.8%, 0%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,857,952
CSS custom property--colour: #2B9BE0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29338WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness142.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.87:1
Contrast with white3.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.87:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#888888
Inverted#D4641F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7A9CE3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15 from the original
Deuteranopia#628CDFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.2 from the original
Tritanopia#00ACB3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.06:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 14.6Deep skyblue · ΔE 15.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.3Light skyblue · ΔE 24.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 26.1Sky blue · ΔE 29.8
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 14.56, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E0702B
Analogous#2BE0CA, #2B41E0
Triadic#E02B9B, #9BE02B
Split complementary#E02B41, #E0CA2B
Tetradic#CA2BE0, #E0702B, #41E02B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DDEFFA
Lighter +30%#B0DAF4
Lighter +20%#84C5ED
Lighter +10%#57B0E7
Darker −10%#1C7FBC
Darker −20%#156190
Darker −30%#0F4363
Darker −40%#082537
More saturated +25%#0DA2FE
Less saturated −25%#4994C2

Channel breakdown

R43
G155
B224
Red43 (16.9%)
Green155 (60.8%)
Blue224 (87.8%)
Hue202.87°
Saturation (HSL)74.49%
Lightness52.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2B · G 9B · B E0

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