Recognised as Colour

#2BA1E9

#2BA1E9
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Deep skyblue

#2BA1E9 is a blue with RGB values 43, 161, 233 and HSL 203°, 81%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

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HEX#2BA1E9

RGBrgb(43, 161, 233)

RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0.6314, 0.9137

RGB percentages16.9%, 63.1%, 91.4%

HSLhsl(202.7, 81.2%, 54.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(202.7, 81.5%, 91.4%)

CMYK81.5%, 30.9%, 0%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,859,497

CSS custom property--colour: #2BA1E9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31887WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness148.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.38:1

Contrast with white2.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D

Inverted#D45E16

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7FA3ECno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#6591E8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.9 from the original

Tritanopia#00B3BBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text2.85:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 14.3 Cornflower blue · ΔE 17 Steel blue · ΔE 17.1 Light skyblue · ΔE 23.7 Dodgerblue · ΔE 25.3 Sky blue · ΔE 29.7

Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 14.28, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#E9732B

Analogous#2BE9D2, #2B42E9

Triadic#E92BA1, #A1E92B

Split complementary#E92B42, #E9D22B

Tetradic#D22BE9, #E9732B, #42E92B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E4F3FC

Lighter +30%#B6DEF7

Lighter +20%#87CAF3

Lighter +10%#59B5EE

Darker −10%#1587CC

Darker −20%#10689E

Darker −30%#0C4A6F

Darker −40%#072B41

More saturated +25%#15A6FF

Less saturated −25%#489ACC

Channel breakdown

R43

G161

B233

Red43 (16.9%)

Green161 (63.1%)

Blue233 (91.4%)

Hue202.74°

Saturation (HSL)81.2%

Lightness54.12%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2B · G A1 · B E9

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