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Recognised as Colour

#2716FF

  • #2716FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue

#2716FF is a blue with RGB values 39, 22, 255 and HSL 244°, 100%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue.

Colour values

#2716FF#2716FF
HEX#2716FF
RGBrgb(39, 22, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.1529, 0.0863, 1
RGB percentages15.3%, 8.6%, 100%
HSLhsl(244.4, 100%, 54.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(244.4, 91.4%, 100%)
CMYK84.7%, 91.4%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,561,791
CSS custom property--colour: #2716FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08225WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness90.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.94:1
Contrast with white7.94:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2A2A2A
Inverted#D8E900

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005CFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#0044FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.6 from the original
Tritanopia#006D97no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 113.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.94:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.65:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue · ΔE 5.4Medium blue · ΔE 18.1Blue violet · ΔE 31.1Dark violet · ΔE 34.3Dark orchid · ΔE 46.3Dark blue · ΔE 47.9
Nearest named CSS colourBlue (#0000FF)ΔE 5.4, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EEFF16
Analogous#167AFF, #9B16FF
Triadic#FF2716, #16FF27
Split complementary#FF9C16, #79FF16
Tetradic#FF167A, #EEFF16, #16FF9B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E4E2FF
Lighter +30%#B5AFFF
Lighter +20%#867CFF
Lighter +10%#5649FF
Darker −10%#1000E2
Darker −20%#0D00AF
Darker −30%#09007C
Darker −40%#050049
More saturated +25%#2716FF
Less saturated −25%#4033E2

Channel breakdown

R39
G22
B255
Red39 (15.3%)
Green22 (8.6%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue244.38°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness54.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 27 · G 16 · B FF

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