Colour

#2701DF

#2701DF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#2701DF is a blue with RGB values 39, 1, 223 and HSL 250°, 99%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#2701DF#2701DF

HEX#2701DF

RGBrgb(39, 1, 223)

RGB (0–1)0.1529, 0.0039, 0.8745

RGB percentages15.3%, 0.4%, 87.5%

HSLhsl(250.3, 99.1%, 43.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(250.3, 99.6%, 87.5%)

CMYK82.5%, 99.6%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,556,383

CSS custom property--colour: #2701DF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05781WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness78.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.74:1

Contrast with white9.74:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#191919

Inverted#D8FE20

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#004EE4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#0039DCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.6 from the original

Tritanopia#005C82no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 105.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text9.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.16:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 7.2 Blue · ΔE 14.9 Blue violet · ΔE 24.7 Dark violet · ΔE 27.6 Dark blue · ΔE 37 Dark orchid · ΔE 38.8

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 7.18, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B9DF01

Analogous#014ADF, #9601DF

Triadic#DF2701, #01DF27

Split complementary#DF9601, #4ADF01

Tetradic#DF014A, #B9DF01, #01DF96

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#BBADFF

Lighter +30%#917BFE

Lighter +20%#6748FE

Lighter +10%#3D15FE

Darker −10%#1E01AC

Darker −20%#150179

Darker −30%#0C0047

Darker −40%#030014

More saturated +25%#2600E0

Less saturated −25%#391DC3

Channel breakdown

R39

B223

Red39 (15.3%)

Green1 (0.4%)

Blue223 (87.5%)

Hue250.27°

Saturation (HSL)99.11%

Lightness43.92%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 27 · G 01 · B DF

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