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Recognised as Colour

#2977D4

  • #2977D4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dodgerblue

#2977D4 is a blue with RGB values 41, 119, 212 and HSL 213°, 68%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#2977D4#2977D4
HEX#2977D4
RGBrgb(41, 119, 212)
RGB (0–1)0.1608, 0.4667, 0.8314
RGB percentages16.1%, 46.7%, 83.1%
HSLhsl(212.6, 67.6%, 49.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(212.6, 80.7%, 83.1%)
CMYK80.7%, 43.9%, 0%, 16.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,717,652
CSS custom property--colour: #2977D4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18419WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness118.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.68:1
Contrast with white4.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.68:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6D6D6D
Inverted#D6882B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#477FD8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#2370D2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original
Tritanopia#008D9Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.48:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 13Cornflower blue · ΔE 13Royal blue · ΔE 19.8Steel blue · ΔE 26.4Slate blue · ΔE 26.8Medium purple · ΔE 27.7
Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 12.96, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D48629
Analogous#29CCD4, #3129D4
Triadic#D42977, #77D429
Split complementary#D43129, #CCD429
Tetradic#D429CC, #D48629, #29D431

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D3E3F6
Lighter +30%#A8C8EE
Lighter +20%#7DADE6
Lighter +10%#5292DE
Darker −10%#215FA9
Darker −20%#18477F
Darker −30%#102F54
Darker −40%#081729
More saturated +25%#0974F4
Less saturated −25%#497AB4

Channel breakdown

R41
G119
B212
Red41 (16.1%)
Green119 (46.7%)
Blue212 (83.1%)
Hue212.63°
Saturation (HSL)67.59%
Lightness49.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 29 · G 77 · B D4

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