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Recognised as Colour

#2B9FF8

  • #2B9FF8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#2B9FF8 is a blue with RGB values 43, 159, 248 and HSL 206°, 94%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#2B9FF8#2B9FF8
HEX#2B9FF8
RGBrgb(43, 159, 248)
RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0.6235, 0.9725
RGB percentages16.9%, 62.4%, 97.3%
HSLhsl(206, 93.6%, 57.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(206, 82.7%, 97.3%)
CMYK82.7%, 35.9%, 0%, 2.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,859,000
CSS custom property--colour: #2B9FF8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32087WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness149.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.42:1
Contrast with white2.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D
Inverted#D46007

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#75A3FCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#5691F6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.4 from the original
Tritanopia#00B5C0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.83:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 10.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 15.3Deep skyblue · ΔE 22Steel blue · ΔE 23.9Light skyblue · ΔE 31.2Royal blue · ΔE 33.4
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 10.75, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F8842B
Analogous#2BF8EA, #2B39F8
Triadic#F82B9F, #9FF82B
Split complementary#F82B39, #F8EA2B
Tetradic#EA2BF8, #F8842B, #39F82B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F0F8FF
Lighter +30%#BFE2FD
Lighter +20%#8ECCFB
Lighter +10%#5CB5FA
Darker −10%#0887E8
Darker −20%#066AB7
Darker −30%#044E86
Darker −40%#033154
More saturated +25%#24A0FF
Less saturated −25%#469BDD

Channel breakdown

R43
G159
B248
Red43 (16.9%)
Green159 (62.4%)
Blue248 (97.3%)
Hue206.05°
Saturation (HSL)93.61%
Lightness57.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2B · G 9F · B F8

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