Recognised as Colour

#2127EA

#2127EA
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#2127EA is a blue with RGB values 33, 39, 234 and HSL 238°, 83%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

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HEX#2127EA

RGBrgb(33, 39, 234)

RGB (0–1)0.1294, 0.1529, 0.9176

RGB percentages12.9%, 15.3%, 91.8%

HSLhsl(238.2, 82.7%, 52.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(238.2, 85.9%, 91.8%)

CMYK85.9%, 83.3%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,172,906

CSS custom property--colour: #2127EA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07715WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness86.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.26:1

Contrast with white8.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#343434

Inverted#DED815

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0059EFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#0043E7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.8 from the original

Tritanopia#00688Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 101.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text8.26:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.54:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 9.3 Blue · ΔE 20.2 Blue violet · ΔE 22 Dark violet · ΔE 27.3 Dark blue · ΔE 34.5 Dark orchid · ΔE 35.5

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 9.25, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#EAE421

Analogous#218CEA, #8021EA

Triadic#EA2127, #27EA21

Split complementary#EA7F21, #8CEA21

Tetradic#EA218B, #EAE421, #21EA7F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#DBDCFC

Lighter +30%#ADAFF7

Lighter +20%#7E82F3

Lighter +10%#5054EE

Darker −10%#1318C5

Darker −20%#0E1297

Darker −30%#0A0D68

Darker −40%#05073A

More saturated +25%#0C13FF

Less saturated −25%#3F44CC

Channel breakdown

R33

G39

B234

Red33 (12.9%)

Green39 (15.3%)

Blue234 (91.8%)

Hue238.21°

Saturation (HSL)82.72%

Lightness52.35%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 21 · G 27 · B EA

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