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Recognised as Colour

#2079C5

  • #2079C5
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#2079C5 is a blue with RGB values 32, 121, 197 and HSL 208°, 72%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#2079C5#2079C5
HEX#2079C5
RGBrgb(32, 121, 197)
RGB (0–1)0.1255, 0.4745, 0.7725
RGB percentages12.5%, 47.5%, 77.3%
HSLhsl(207.6, 72.1%, 44.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(207.6, 83.8%, 77.3%)
CMYK83.8%, 38.6%, 0%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,128,325
CSS custom property--colour: #2079C5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18013WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness115.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.6:1
Contrast with white4.56:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.6:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6C6C6C
Inverted#DF863A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#547EC8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#3A6FC4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.6 from the original
Tritanopia#008B95no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.56:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 14.6Steel blue · ΔE 16Dodgerblue · ΔE 20.9Royal blue · ΔE 30.5Deep skyblue · ΔE 30.6Dark slateblue · ΔE 30.7
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 14.6, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C56C20
Analogous#20C5BE, #2027C5
Triadic#C52079, #79C520
Split complementary#C52027, #C5BE20
Tetradic#BE20C5, #C56C20, #27C520

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BDDBF4
Lighter +30%#91C3ED
Lighter +20%#65ABE6
Lighter +10%#3993DF
Darker −10%#195E99
Darker −20%#12436D
Darker −30%#0B2841
Darker −40%#030D16
More saturated +25%#037BE2
Less saturated −25%#3D77A8

Channel breakdown

R32
G121
B197
Red32 (12.5%)
Green121 (47.5%)
Blue197 (77.3%)
Hue207.64°
Saturation (HSL)72.05%
Lightness44.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 20 · G 79 · B C5

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