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Recognised as Colour

#2D96E1

  • #2D96E1
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#2D96E1 is a blue with RGB values 45, 150, 225 and HSL 205°, 75%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#2D96E1#2D96E1
HEX#2D96E1
RGBrgb(45, 150, 225)
RGB (0–1)0.1765, 0.5882, 0.8824
RGB percentages17.6%, 58.8%, 88.2%
HSLhsl(205, 75%, 52.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(205, 80%, 88.2%)
CMYK80%, 33.3%, 0%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,987,745
CSS custom property--colour: #2D96E1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27807WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness139.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.56:1
Contrast with white3.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.56:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#858585
Inverted#D2691E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7399E4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#5988E0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00A8B1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.2:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 13.4Steel blue · ΔE 15.9Deep skyblue · ΔE 19.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 21.8Light skyblue · ΔE 27.7Sky blue · ΔE 33.7
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 13.41, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E1782D
Analogous#2DE1D2, #2D3CE1
Triadic#E12D96, #96E12D
Split complementary#E12D3C, #E1D22D
Tetradic#D22DE1, #E1782D, #3CE12D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DFEFFB
Lighter +30%#B3D9F4
Lighter +20%#86C3EE
Lighter +10%#5AACE7
Darker −10%#1B7BC0
Darker −20%#155F93
Darker −30%#0F4266
Darker −40%#08253A
More saturated +25%#0F9BFF
Less saturated −25%#4B91C3

Channel breakdown

R45
G150
B225
Red45 (17.6%)
Green150 (58.8%)
Blue225 (88.2%)
Hue205°
Saturation (HSL)75%
Lightness52.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2D · G 96 · B E1

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