Colour

#2379DE

#2379DE
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dodgerblue

#2379DE is a blue with RGB values 35, 121, 222 and HSL 212°, 74%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

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HEX#2379DE

RGBrgb(35, 121, 222)

RGB (0–1)0.1373, 0.4745, 0.8706

RGB percentages13.7%, 47.5%, 87.1%

HSLhsl(212.4, 73.9%, 50.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(212.4, 84.2%, 87.1%)

CMYK84.2%, 45.5%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,324,958

CSS custom property--colour: #2379DE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19306WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness120.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.86:1

Contrast with white4.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.86:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#6E6E6E

Inverted#DC8621

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4282E2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#0E72DCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.4 from the original

Tritanopia#0091A1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.32:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 9.9 Cornflower blue · ΔE 14.4 Royal blue · ΔE 16.2 Slate blue · ΔE 24.8 Medium purple · ΔE 26.5 Dark slateblue · ΔE 29.6

Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 9.89, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#DE8823

Analogous#23D7DE, #2A23DE

Triadic#DE2379, #79DE23

Split complementary#DE2A23, #D7DE23

Tetradic#DE23D7, #DE8823, #23DE2A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#D4E5F9

Lighter +30%#A8CAF2

Lighter +20%#7CAFEB

Lighter +10%#4F94E5

Darker −10%#1B61B3

Darker −20%#144987

Darker −30%#0E315A

Darker −40%#07192E

More saturated +25%#0376FE

Less saturated −25%#437CBE

Channel breakdown

R35

G121

B222

Red35 (13.7%)

Green121 (47.5%)

Blue222 (87.1%)

Hue212.41°

Saturation (HSL)73.91%

Lightness50.39%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 23 · G 79 · B DE

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