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Recognised as Colour

#2BB0FD

  • #2BB0FD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Deep skyblue

#2BB0FD is a blue with RGB values 43, 176, 253 and HSL 202°, 98%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#2BB0FD#2BB0FD
HEX#2BB0FD
RGBrgb(43, 176, 253)
RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0.6902, 0.9922
RGB percentages16.9%, 69%, 99.2%
HSLhsl(202, 98.1%, 58%)
HSV / HSBhsv(202, 83%, 99.2%)
CMYK83%, 30.4%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,863,357
CSS custom property--colour: #2BB0FD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38656WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.73:1
Contrast with white2.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.73:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#999999
Inverted#D44F02

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8BB1FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17 from the original
Deuteranopia#6F9FFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.4 from the original
Tritanopia#00C3CBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.41:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 11.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 19Light skyblue · ΔE 22.4Steel blue · ΔE 22.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 25.8Sky blue · ΔE 29.3
Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 11.36, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FD782B
Analogous#2BFDE1, #2B47FD
Triadic#FD2BB0, #B0FD2B
Split complementary#FD2B47, #FDE12B
Tetradic#E12BFD, #FD782B, #47FD2B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F5FBFF
Lighter +30%#C3E8FE
Lighter +20%#90D6FE
Lighter +10%#5EC3FD
Darker −10%#029BF3
Darker −20%#027AC0
Darker −30%#015A8E
Darker −40%#013A5B
More saturated +25%#29B1FF
Less saturated −25%#46A9E2

Channel breakdown

R43
G176
B253
Red43 (16.9%)
Green176 (69%)
Blue253 (99.2%)
Hue202°
Saturation (HSL)98.13%
Lightness58.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2B · G B0 · B FD

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