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Colour

#2D86B7

  • #2D86B7
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#2D86B7 is a blue with RGB values 45, 134, 183 and HSL 201°, 61%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#2D86B7#2D86B7
HEX#2D86B7
RGBrgb(45, 134, 183)
RGB (0–1)0.1765, 0.5255, 0.7176
RGB percentages17.6%, 52.5%, 71.8%
HSLhsl(201.3, 60.5%, 44.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(201.3, 75.4%, 71.8%)
CMYK75.4%, 26.8%, 0%, 28.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,983,607
CSS custom property--colour: #2D86B7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21027WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness122.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.21:1
Contrast with white4.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.21:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#777777
Inverted#D27948

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6F86B9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#5C79B6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.4 from the original
Tritanopia#009397no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.03:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.21:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 5.4Deep skyblue · ΔE 23.2Light slate grey · ΔE 23.4Slate grey · ΔE 23.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 26.3Light skyblue · ΔE 27.2
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 5.42, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B75E2D
Analogous#2DB7A3, #2D41B7
Triadic#B72D86, #86B72D
Split complementary#B72D41, #B7A32D
Tetradic#A32DB7, #B75E2D, #41B72D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C0DFF0
Lighter +30%#97CAE6
Lighter +20%#6FB5DB
Lighter +10%#46A0D1
Darker −10%#23688E
Darker −20%#194A65
Darker −30%#0F2C3C
Darker −40%#050E13
More saturated +25%#118ED3
Less saturated −25%#4A7E9B

Channel breakdown

R45
G134
B183
Red45 (17.6%)
Green134 (52.5%)
Blue183 (71.8%)
Hue201.3°
Saturation (HSL)60.53%
Lightness44.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2D · G 86 · B B7

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