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Colour

#2BB7FF

  • #2BB7FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Deep skyblue

#2BB7FF is a blue with RGB values 43, 183, 255 and HSL 200°, 100%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#2BB7FF#2BB7FF
HEX#2BB7FF
RGBrgb(43, 183, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0.7176, 1
RGB percentages16.9%, 71.8%, 100%
HSLhsl(200.4, 100%, 58.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(200.4, 83.1%, 100%)
CMYK83.1%, 28.2%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,865,151
CSS custom property--colour: #2BB7FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41601WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.32:1
Contrast with white2.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E
Inverted#D44800

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#94B7FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#78A4FEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.1 from the original
Tritanopia#00C9D0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.25:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 7.1Light skyblue · ΔE 19.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.9Steel blue · ΔE 23.7Sky blue · ΔE 26Dodgerblue · ΔE 30.1
Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 7.08, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FF732B
Analogous#2BFFDD, #2B4DFF
Triadic#FF2BB7, #B7FF2B
Split complementary#FF2B4D, #FFDD2B
Tetradic#DD2BFF, #FF732B, #4DFF2B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F7FCFF
Lighter +30%#C4EBFF
Lighter +20%#91DAFF
Lighter +10%#5EC8FF
Darker −10%#00A3F7
Darker −20%#0081C4
Darker −30%#006091
Darker −40%#003E5E
More saturated +25%#2BB7FF
Less saturated −25%#46AEE5

Channel breakdown

R43
G183
B255
Red43 (16.9%)
Green183 (71.8%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue200.38°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness58.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2B · G B7 · B FF

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