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Recognised as Colour

#0279DA

  • #0279DA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dodgerblue

#0279DA is a blue with RGB values 2, 121, 218 and HSL 207°, 98%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#0279DA#0279DA
HEX#0279DA
RGBrgb(2, 121, 218)
RGB (0–1)0.0078, 0.4745, 0.8549
RGB percentages0.8%, 47.5%, 85.5%
HSLhsl(206.9, 98.2%, 43.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(206.9, 99.1%, 85.5%)
CMYK99.1%, 44.5%, 0%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer162,266
CSS custom property--colour: #0279DA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1875WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness118.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.75:1
Contrast with white4.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.75:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#676767
Inverted#FD8625

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4481DEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#0F70D8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.6 from the original
Tritanopia#00919Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.42:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 10.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 14Royal blue · ΔE 19.4Slate blue · ΔE 27.7Steel blue · ΔE 28.2Medium purple · ΔE 29.3
Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 10.95, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DA6302
Analogous#02DACF, #020DDA
Triadic#DA0279, #79DA02
Split complementary#DA020D, #DACF02
Tetradic#CF02DA, #DA6302, #0DDA02

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#AAD8FE
Lighter +30%#77C1FE
Lighter +20%#45AAFD
Lighter +10%#1293FD
Darker −10%#025DA7
Darker −20%#014175
Darker −30%#012542
Darker −40%#000910
More saturated +25%#0079DC
Less saturated −25%#1D76BF

Channel breakdown

R2
G121
B218
Red2 (0.8%)
Green121 (47.5%)
Blue218 (85.5%)
Hue206.94°
Saturation (HSL)98.18%
Lightness43.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 02 · G 79 · B DA

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