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Recognised as Colour

#2769DE

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

#2769DE is a blue with RGB values 39, 105, 222 and HSL 218°, 73%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#2769DE#2769DE
HEX#2769DE
RGBrgb(39, 105, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.1529, 0.4118, 0.8706
RGB percentages15.3%, 41.2%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(218.4, 73.5%, 51.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(218.4, 82.4%, 87.1%)
CMYK82.4%, 52.7%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,583,006
CSS custom property--colour: #2769DE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15808WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness112 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.05:1
Contrast with white5.05:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#636363
Inverted#D89621

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0777E2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#0067DCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original
Tritanopia#008699no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 65.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.05:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.16:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 4.1Slate blue · ΔE 15.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 17.8Medium slateblue · ΔE 19.5Medium purple · ΔE 22.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.7
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 4.06, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DE9C27
Analogous#27C4DE, #4127DE
Triadic#DE2769, #69DE27
Split complementary#DE4127, #C4DE27
Tetradic#DE27C4, #DE9C27, #27DE41

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D8E4F9
Lighter +30%#ACC5F2
Lighter +20%#7FA6EC
Lighter +10%#5388E5
Darker −10%#1C53B6
Darker −20%#153F8A
Darker −30%#0E2B5E
Darker −40%#081731
More saturated +25%#0860FD
Less saturated −25%#4672BF

Channel breakdown

R39
G105
B222
Red39 (15.3%)
Green105 (41.2%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue218.36°
Saturation (HSL)73.49%
Lightness51.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 27 · G 69 · B DE

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