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Recognised as Colour

#2771BE

  • #2771BE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#2771BE is a blue with RGB values 39, 113, 190 and HSL 211°, 66%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#2771BE#2771BE
HEX#2771BE
RGBrgb(39, 113, 190)
RGB (0–1)0.1529, 0.4431, 0.7451
RGB percentages15.3%, 44.3%, 74.5%
HSLhsl(210.6, 65.9%, 44.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(210.6, 79.5%, 74.5%)
CMYK79.5%, 40.5%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,585,022
CSS custom property--colour: #2771BE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15959WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness109.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.01:1
Contrast with white5.01:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#676767
Inverted#D88E41

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4C77C1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#3269BCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.4 from the original
Tritanopia#00838Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.01:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.19:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.8Steel blue · ΔE 18.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 21.3Dark slateblue · ΔE 26.9Royal blue · ΔE 28.1Slate blue · ΔE 32.9
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 15.8, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BE7427
Analogous#27BCBE, #2927BE
Triadic#BE2771, #71BE27
Split complementary#BE2927, #BCBE27
Tetradic#BE27BC, #BE7427, #27BE29

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BFD8F2
Lighter +30%#95BEE9
Lighter +20%#6AA4E1
Lighter +10%#408AD8
Darker −10%#1E5894
Darker −20%#163F69
Darker −30%#0D263F
Darker −40%#040C15
More saturated +25%#0A70DB
Less saturated −25%#4472A1

Channel breakdown

R39
G113
B190
Red39 (15.3%)
Green113 (44.3%)
Blue190 (74.5%)
Hue210.6°
Saturation (HSL)65.94%
Lightness44.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 27 · G 71 · B BE

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