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Recognised as Colour

#212DFE

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

#212DFE is a blue with RGB values 33, 45, 254 and HSL 237°, 99%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#212DFE#212DFE
HEX#212DFE
RGBrgb(33, 45, 254)
RGB (0–1)0.1294, 0.1765, 0.9961
RGB percentages12.9%, 17.6%, 99.6%
HSLhsl(236.7, 99.1%, 56.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(236.7, 87%, 99.6%)
CMYK87%, 82.3%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,174,462
CSS custom property--colour: #212DFE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09356WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness94.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.31:1
Contrast with white7.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3A3A3A
Inverted#DED201

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0061FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#004AFBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.4 from the original
Tritanopia#007299no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 107.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.31:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.87:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 14.5Blue · ΔE 14.6Blue violet · ΔE 25.9Dark violet · ΔE 31Dark orchid · ΔE 40.5Dark blue · ΔE 41.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 14.46, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FEF221
Analogous#219CFE, #8321FE
Triadic#FE212D, #2DFE21
Split complementary#FE8421, #9BFE21
Tetradic#FE219C, #FEF221, #21FE84

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ECEDFF
Lighter +30%#B9BDFF
Lighter +20%#878DFE
Lighter +10%#545DFE
Darker −10%#010EEB
Darker −20%#010BB8
Darker −30%#010885
Darker −40%#000553
More saturated +25%#202CFF
Less saturated −25%#3D46E2

Channel breakdown

R33
G45
B254
Red33 (12.9%)
Green45 (17.6%)
Blue254 (99.6%)
Hue236.74°
Saturation (HSL)99.1%
Lightness56.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 21 · G 2D · B FE

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