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Recognised as Colour

#2147EE

  • #2147EE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#2147EE is a blue with RGB values 33, 71, 238 and HSL 229°, 86%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#2147EE#2147EE
HEX#2147EE
RGBrgb(33, 71, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.1294, 0.2784, 0.9333
RGB percentages12.9%, 27.8%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(228.9, 85.8%, 53.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(228.9, 86.1%, 93.3%)
CMYK86.1%, 70.2%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,181,102
CSS custom property--colour: #2147EE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11003WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness98.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.56:1
Contrast with white6.56:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4B4B4B
Inverted#DEB811

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0067F3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#0053EBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.8 from the original
Tritanopia#007796no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 90.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.56:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.2:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 23.7Medium blue · ΔE 23.8Medium slateblue · ΔE 25.6Dark blue · ΔE 30.4Dark orchid · ΔE 30.8Dark violet · ΔE 31.4
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 23.74, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EEC821
Analogous#21AEEE, #6121EE
Triadic#EE2147, #47EE21
Split complementary#EE6221, #ADEE21
Tetradic#EE21AE, #EEC821, #21EE61

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DEE4FD
Lighter +30%#AFBDF9
Lighter +20%#8096F5
Lighter +10%#506EF2
Darker −10%#1033CC
Darker −20%#0C279D
Darker −30%#081B6E
Darker −40%#050F3E
More saturated +25%#103CFF
Less saturated −25%#3F5AD0

Channel breakdown

R33
G71
B238
Red33 (12.9%)
Green71 (27.8%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue228.88°
Saturation (HSL)85.77%
Lightness53.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 21 · G 47 · B EE

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