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Colour

#214EFF

  • #214EFF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#214EFF is a blue with RGB values 33, 78, 255 and HSL 228°, 100%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#214EFF#214EFF
HEX#214EFF
RGBrgb(33, 78, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.1294, 0.3059, 1
RGB percentages12.9%, 30.6%, 100%
HSLhsl(227.8, 100%, 56.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(227.8, 87.1%, 100%)
CMYK87.1%, 69.4%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,182,911
CSS custom property--colour: #214EFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12992WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness106.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.84:1
Contrast with white5.84:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#515151
Inverted#DEB100

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0070FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#005AFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.7 from the original
Tritanopia#0080A1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 94.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.84:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.6:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 24.1Blue violet · ΔE 24.6Medium slateblue · ΔE 28.5Dark violet · ΔE 32.5Dark orchid · ΔE 33.5Blue · ΔE 34.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 24.1, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFD221
Analogous#21BDFF, #6321FF
Triadic#FF214E, #4EFF21
Split complementary#FF6321, #BDFF21
Tetradic#FF21BD, #FFD221, #21FF63

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EDF1FF
Lighter +30%#BAC8FF
Lighter +20%#879FFF
Lighter +10%#5477FF
Darker −10%#0030ED
Darker −20%#0026BA
Darker −30%#001B87
Darker −40%#001154
More saturated +25%#214EFF
Less saturated −25%#3D5FE3

Channel breakdown

R33
G78
B255
Red33 (12.9%)
Green78 (30.6%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue227.84°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness56.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 21 · G 4E · B FF

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