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Recognised as Colour

#212CFA

  • #212CFA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#212CFA is a blue with RGB values 33, 44, 250 and HSL 237°, 96%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#212CFA#212CFA
HEX#212CFA
RGBrgb(33, 44, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.1294, 0.1725, 0.9804
RGB percentages12.9%, 17.3%, 98%
HSLhsl(237, 95.6%, 55.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(237, 86.8%, 98%)
CMYK86.8%, 82.4%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,174,202
CSS custom property--colour: #212CFA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09027WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness92.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.49:1
Contrast with white7.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#393939
Inverted#DED305

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0060FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#0049F7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.4 from the original
Tritanopia#007097no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 106 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.49:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.81:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 13.3Blue · ΔE 15.7Blue violet · ΔE 25Dark violet · ΔE 30.2Dark orchid · ΔE 39.4Dark blue · ΔE 40.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 13.26, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FAEF21
Analogous#2199FA, #8221FA
Triadic#FA212C, #2CFA21
Split complementary#FA8221, #99FA21
Tetradic#FA2199, #FAEF21, #21FA82

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E9EAFE
Lighter +30%#B7BAFD
Lighter +20%#858BFC
Lighter +10%#535BFB
Darker −10%#0510E3
Darker −20%#040DB1
Darker −30%#03097F
Darker −40%#02064D
More saturated +25%#1C28FF
Less saturated −25%#3D45DE

Channel breakdown

R33
G44
B250
Red33 (12.9%)
Green44 (17.3%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue236.96°
Saturation (HSL)95.59%
Lightness55.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 21 · G 2C · B FA

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