Recognised as Colour

#2705D6

#2705D6
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#2705D6 is a blue with RGB values 39, 5, 214 and HSL 250°, 95%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

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HEX#2705D6

RGBrgb(39, 5, 214)

RGB (0–1)0.1529, 0.0196, 0.8392

RGB percentages15.3%, 2%, 83.9%

HSLhsl(249.8, 95.4%, 42.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(249.8, 97.7%, 83.9%)

CMYK81.8%, 97.7%, 0%, 16.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,557,398

CSS custom property--colour: #2705D6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05395WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness75.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.1:1

Contrast with white10.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#1B1B1B

Inverted#D8FA29

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#004BDBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#0037D3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.5 from the original

Tritanopia#00597Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 101.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text10.1:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.08:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 3.3 Blue · ΔE 19.5 Blue violet · ΔE 22.4 Dark violet · ΔE 25.7 Dark blue · ΔE 32.4 Dark orchid · ΔE 35.6

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 3.35, a close match

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B4D605

Analogous#054BD6, #9005D6

Triadic#D62705, #05D627

Split complementary#D69005, #4BD605

Tetradic#D6054B, #B4D605, #05D690

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B7AAFD

Lighter +30%#8E78FC

Lighter +20%#6446FB

Lighter +10%#3A14FA

Darker −10%#1E04A4

Darker −20%#150372

Darker −30%#0C0240

Darker −40%#03000F

More saturated +25%#2400DB

Less saturated −25%#3920BB

Channel breakdown

R39

B214

Red39 (15.3%)

Green5 (2%)

Blue214 (83.9%)

Hue249.76°

Saturation (HSL)95.43%

Lightness42.94%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 27 · G 05 · B D6

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Colour values

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