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Recognised as Colour

#216FCD

  • #216FCD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dodgerblue

#216FCD is a blue with RGB values 33, 111, 205 and HSL 213°, 72%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#216FCD#216FCD
HEX#216FCD
RGBrgb(33, 111, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.1294, 0.4353, 0.8039
RGB percentages12.9%, 43.5%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(212.8, 72.3%, 46.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(212.8, 83.9%, 80.4%)
CMYK83.9%, 45.9%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,191,309
CSS custom property--colour: #216FCD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.161WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness111.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.98:1
Contrast with white4.98:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#656565
Inverted#DE9032

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3C78D1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#0B69CBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original
Tritanopia#008694no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.98:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.22:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 14.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.1Royal blue · ΔE 17.9Slate blue · ΔE 24.7Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.4Medium purple · ΔE 27
Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 14.88, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CD7F21
Analogous#21C5CD, #2921CD
Triadic#CD216F, #6FCD21
Split complementary#CD2921, #C5CD21
Tetradic#CD21C5, #CD7F21, #21CD29

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C4DBF6
Lighter +30%#98BFEF
Lighter +20%#6DA4E7
Lighter +10%#4189E0
Darker −10%#1A57A1
Darker −20%#133F75
Darker −30%#0C2849
Darker −40%#05101D
More saturated +25%#036CEB
Less saturated −25%#3F72AF

Channel breakdown

R33
G111
B205
Red33 (12.9%)
Green111 (43.5%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue212.79°
Saturation (HSL)72.27%
Lightness46.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 21 · G 6F · B CD

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