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Recognised as Colour

#2973D2

  • #2973D2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dodgerblue

#2973D2 is a blue with RGB values 41, 115, 210 and HSL 214°, 67%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#2973D2#2973D2
HEX#2973D2
RGBrgb(41, 115, 210)
RGB (0–1)0.1608, 0.451, 0.8235
RGB percentages16.1%, 45.1%, 82.4%
HSLhsl(213.7, 67.3%, 49.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(213.7, 80.5%, 82.4%)
CMYK80.5%, 45.2%, 0%, 17.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,716,626
CSS custom property--colour: #2973D2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17386WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness115.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.69:1
Contrast with white4.69:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6A6A6A
Inverted#D68C2D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#407CD6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5 from the original
Deuteranopia#176DD0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original
Tritanopia#008A98no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.69:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.48:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 13.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 14.7Royal blue · ΔE 17.7Slate blue · ΔE 24.8Medium purple · ΔE 26.5Dark slateblue · ΔE 26.5
Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 13.45, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D28829
Analogous#29C7D2, #3329D2
Triadic#D22973, #73D229
Split complementary#D23429, #C7D229
Tetradic#D229C8, #D28829, #29D234

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D1E1F6
Lighter +30%#A6C6EE
Lighter +20%#7CAAE5
Lighter +10%#518EDD
Darker −10%#215CA7
Darker −20%#18447D
Darker −30%#102D52
Darker −40%#081627
More saturated +25%#0A6FF1
Less saturated −25%#4877B3

Channel breakdown

R41
G115
B210
Red41 (16.1%)
Green115 (45.1%)
Blue210 (82.4%)
Hue213.73°
Saturation (HSL)67.33%
Lightness49.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 29 · G 73 · B D2

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