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Recognised as Colour

#2769CA

  • #2769CA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#2769CA is a blue with RGB values 39, 105, 202 and HSL 216°, 68%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#2769CA#2769CA
HEX#2769CA
RGBrgb(39, 105, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.1529, 0.4118, 0.7922
RGB percentages15.3%, 41.2%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(215.7, 67.6%, 47.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(215.7, 80.7%, 79.2%)
CMYK80.7%, 48%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,582,986
CSS custom property--colour: #2769CA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14799WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness107.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.3:1
Contrast with white5.3:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#626262
Inverted#D89635

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3173CEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#0064C8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original
Tritanopia#008090no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.3:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.96:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 14.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 16.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.7Slate blue · ΔE 21.4Dark slateblue · ΔE 23.2Medium purple · ΔE 24.8
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 14.88, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CA8827
Analogous#27BACA, #3727CA
Triadic#CA2769, #69CA27
Split complementary#CA3727, #BACA27
Tetradic#CA27BA, #CA8827, #27CA37

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C9DAF4
Lighter +30%#9EBEEC
Lighter +20%#73A1E4
Lighter +10%#4884DC
Darker −10%#1F539F
Darker −20%#163D75
Darker −30%#0E264A
Darker −40%#06101F
More saturated +25%#0963E8
Less saturated −25%#456FAC

Channel breakdown

R39
G105
B202
Red39 (15.3%)
Green105 (41.2%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue215.71°
Saturation (HSL)67.63%
Lightness47.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 27 · G 69 · B CA

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