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Recognised as Colour

#2791FF

  • #2791FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dodgerblue

#2791FF is a blue with RGB values 39, 145, 255 and HSL 211°, 100%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#2791FF#2791FF
HEX#2791FF
RGBrgb(39, 145, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.1529, 0.5686, 1
RGB percentages15.3%, 56.9%, 100%
HSLhsl(210.6, 100%, 57.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(210.6, 84.7%, 100%)
CMYK84.7%, 43.1%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,593,279
CSS custom property--colour: #2791FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27902WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness142.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.58:1
Contrast with white3.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.58:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#828282
Inverted#D86E00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#579AFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#2A87FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.1 from the original
Tritanopia#00ABBBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.19:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 0.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 13.6Royal blue · ΔE 20.4Medium purple · ΔE 30.1Slate blue · ΔE 30.3Medium slateblue · ΔE 32.2
Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 0.8, indistinguishable to the eye
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FF9527
Analogous#27FDFF, #2927FF
Triadic#FF2791, #91FF27
Split complementary#FF2927, #FDFF27
Tetradic#FF27FD, #FF9527, #27FF29

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F3F9FF
Lighter +30%#C0DFFF
Lighter +20%#8DC5FF
Lighter +10%#5AABFF
Darker −10%#0077F3
Darker −20%#005EC0
Darker −30%#00458D
Darker −40%#002C5A
More saturated +25%#2791FF
Less saturated −25%#4292E4

Channel breakdown

R39
G145
B255
Red39 (15.3%)
Green145 (56.9%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue210.56°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness57.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 27 · G 91 · B FF

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