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Recognised as Colour

#2701DA

  • #2701DA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#2701DA is a blue with RGB values 39, 1, 218 and HSL 251°, 99%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#2701DA#2701DA
HEX#2701DA
RGBrgb(39, 1, 218)
RGB (0–1)0.1529, 0.0039, 0.8549
RGB percentages15.3%, 0.4%, 85.5%
HSLhsl(250.5, 99.1%, 42.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(250.5, 99.5%, 85.5%)
CMYK82.1%, 99.5%, 0%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,556,378
CSS custom property--colour: #2701DA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05515WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness76.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.99:1
Contrast with white9.99:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#191919
Inverted#D8FE25

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004CDFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#0038D7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.6 from the original
Tritanopia#005A7Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 103.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.99:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.1:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 5.1Blue · ΔE 17.1Blue violet · ΔE 23.6Dark violet · ΔE 26.6Dark blue · ΔE 34.8Dark orchid · ΔE 37.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 5.14, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B4DA01
Analogous#0147DA, #9401DA
Triadic#DA2701, #01DA27
Split complementary#DA9401, #47DA01
Tetradic#DA0147, #B4DA01, #01DA94

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B7A8FF
Lighter +30%#8E76FE
Lighter +20%#6443FE
Lighter +10%#3A10FE
Darker −10%#1E01A7
Darker −20%#150174
Darker −30%#0C0042
Darker −40%#03000F
More saturated +25%#2600DB
Less saturated −25%#391CBF

Channel breakdown

R39
G1
B218
Red39 (15.3%)
Green1 (0.4%)
Blue218 (85.5%)
Hue250.51°
Saturation (HSL)99.09%
Lightness42.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 27 · G 01 · B DA

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