Recognised as Colour

#2879DB

#2879DB
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dodgerblue

#2879DB is a blue with RGB values 40, 121, 219 and HSL 213°, 71%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

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HEX#2879DB

RGBrgb(40, 121, 219)

RGB (0–1)0.1569, 0.4745, 0.8588

RGB percentages15.7%, 47.5%, 85.9%

HSLhsl(212.8, 71.3%, 50.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(212.8, 81.7%, 85.9%)

CMYK81.7%, 44.7%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,652,635

CSS custom property--colour: #2879DB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1924WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness120.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.85:1

Contrast with white4.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.85:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#6F6F6F

Inverted#D78624

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4582DFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#1B72D9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.4 from the original

Tritanopia#00909Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.33:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 10.7 Cornflower blue · ΔE 13.4 Royal blue · ΔE 17.5 Slate blue · ΔE 25.5 Medium purple · ΔE 26.8 Steel blue · ΔE 29

Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 10.72, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#DB8A28

Analogous#28D3DB, #3028DB

Triadic#DB2879, #79DB28

Split complementary#DB3028, #D3DB28

Tetradic#DB28D3, #DB8A28, #28DB31

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#D7E6F8

Lighter +30%#ABCBF1

Lighter +20%#7FAFEA

Lighter +10%#5494E2

Darker −10%#1E61B2

Darker −20%#174986

Darker −30%#0F315B

Darker −40%#081A2F

More saturated +25%#0976FA

Less saturated −25%#477CBC

Channel breakdown

R40

G121

B219

Red40 (15.7%)

Green121 (47.5%)

Blue219 (85.9%)

Hue212.85°

Saturation (HSL)71.31%

Lightness50.78%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 28 · G 79 · B DB

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