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Recognised as Colour

#2372D4

  • #2372D4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dodgerblue

#2372D4 is a blue with RGB values 35, 114, 212 and HSL 213°, 72%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#2372D4#2372D4
HEX#2372D4
RGBrgb(35, 114, 212)
RGB (0–1)0.1373, 0.4471, 0.8314
RGB percentages13.7%, 44.7%, 83.1%
HSLhsl(213.2, 71.7%, 48.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(213.2, 83.5%, 83.1%)
CMYK83.5%, 46.2%, 0%, 16.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,323,156
CSS custom property--colour: #2372D4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17145WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness114.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.74:1
Contrast with white4.74:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#686868
Inverted#DC8D2B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3C7BD8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5 from the original
Deuteranopia#036CD2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original
Tritanopia#008A99no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.74:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.43:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 12.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.8Royal blue · ΔE 16.1Slate blue · ΔE 23.8Medium purple · ΔE 26.1Dark slateblue · ΔE 26.8
Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 12.94, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D48523
Analogous#23CBD4, #2D23D4
Triadic#D42372, #72D423
Split complementary#D42D23, #CBD423
Tetradic#D423CB, #D48523, #23D42D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CCDFF7
Lighter +30%#A1C4EF
Lighter +20%#75A8E8
Lighter +10%#498DE1
Darker −10%#1C5AA8
Darker −20%#15437C
Darker −30%#0D2B51
Darker −40%#061425
More saturated +25%#046FF3
Less saturated −25%#4275B5

Channel breakdown

R35
G114
B212
Red35 (13.7%)
Green114 (44.7%)
Blue212 (83.1%)
Hue213.22°
Saturation (HSL)71.66%
Lightness48.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 23 · G 72 · B D4

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