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Recognised as Colour

#2799FC

  • #2799FC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dodgerblue

#2799FC is a blue with RGB values 39, 153, 252 and HSL 208°, 97%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#2799FC#2799FC
HEX#2799FC
RGBrgb(39, 153, 252)
RGB (0–1)0.1529, 0.6, 0.9882
RGB percentages15.3%, 60%, 98.8%
HSLhsl(207.9, 97.3%, 57.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(207.9, 84.5%, 98.8%)
CMYK84.5%, 39.3%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,595,324
CSS custom property--colour: #2799FC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30242WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness146.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.05:1
Contrast with white2.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#888888
Inverted#D86603

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#68A0FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#458DFAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.3 from the original
Tritanopia#00B1BEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.98:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 8.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 10Royal blue · ΔE 27.3Steel blue · ΔE 28.4Deep skyblue · ΔE 28.6Medium purple · ΔE 34.3
Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 8.53, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FC8A27
Analogous#27FCF4, #272FFC
Triadic#FC2799, #99FC27
Split complementary#FC272F, #FCF427
Tetradic#F427FC, #FC8A27, #2FFC27

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F0F8FF
Lighter +30%#BEE0FE
Lighter +20%#8CC9FD
Lighter +10%#59B1FD
Darker −10%#0380ED
Darker −20%#0365BA
Darker −30%#024A88
Darker −40%#012E56
More saturated +25%#2499FF
Less saturated −25%#4297E1

Channel breakdown

R39
G153
B252
Red39 (15.3%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue252 (98.8%)
Hue207.89°
Saturation (HSL)97.26%
Lightness57.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 27 · G 99 · B FC

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