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Recognised as Colour

#212CFE

  • #212CFE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue

#212CFE is a blue with RGB values 33, 44, 254 and HSL 237°, 99%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue.

Colour values

#212CFE#212CFE
HEX#212CFE
RGBrgb(33, 44, 254)
RGB (0–1)0.1294, 0.1725, 0.9961
RGB percentages12.9%, 17.3%, 99.6%
HSLhsl(237, 99.1%, 56.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(237, 87%, 99.6%)
CMYK87%, 82.7%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,174,206
CSS custom property--colour: #212CFE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0928WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness93.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.35:1
Contrast with white7.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#393939
Inverted#DED301

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0061FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#004AFBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.9 from the original
Tritanopia#007299no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 108.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.35:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.86:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue · ΔE 14.1Medium blue · ΔE 14.5Blue violet · ΔE 26.2Dark violet · ΔE 31.1Dark orchid · ΔE 40.8Dark blue · ΔE 42.2
Nearest named CSS colourBlue (#0000FF)ΔE 14.1, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FEF321
Analogous#219BFE, #8521FE
Triadic#FE212C, #2CFE21
Split complementary#FE8421, #9BFE21
Tetradic#FE219A, #FEF321, #21FE84

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ECEDFF
Lighter +30%#B9BDFF
Lighter +20%#878DFE
Lighter +10%#545CFE
Darker −10%#010DEB
Darker −20%#010AB8
Darker −30%#010785
Darker −40%#000453
More saturated +25%#202BFF
Less saturated −25%#3D45E2

Channel breakdown

R33
G44
B254
Red33 (12.9%)
Green44 (17.3%)
Blue254 (99.6%)
Hue237.01°
Saturation (HSL)99.1%
Lightness56.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 21 · G 2C · B FE

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