Recognised as Colour

#2978DB

#2978DB
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dodgerblue

#2978DB is a blue with RGB values 41, 120, 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#2978DB

RGBrgb(41, 120, 219)

RGB (0–1)0.1608, 0.4706, 0.8588

RGB percentages16.1%, 47.1%, 85.9%

HSLhsl(213.4, 71.2%, 51%)

HSV / HSBhsv(213.4, 81.3%, 85.9%)

CMYK81.3%, 45.2%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,717,915

CSS custom property--colour: #2978DB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19019WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness120.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.8:1

Contrast with white4.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.8:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#6E6E6E

Inverted#D68724

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4381DFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#1771D9no 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 55.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.37:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 10.8 Cornflower blue · ΔE 14 Royal blue · ΔE 16.7 Slate blue · ΔE 24.7 Medium purple · ΔE 26.3 Dark slateblue · ΔE 28.7

Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 10.79, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#DB8C29

Analogous#29D1DB, #3329DB

Triadic#DB2978, #78DB29

Split complementary#DB3329, #D1DB29

Tetradic#DB29D1, #DB8C29, #29DB33

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D8E6F8

Lighter +30%#ACCBF1

Lighter +20%#80AFEA

Lighter +10%#5594E2

Darker −10%#1E60B3

Darker −20%#174987

Darker −30%#0F315C

Darker −40%#081A30

More saturated +25%#0A74FA

Less saturated −25%#487CBC

Channel breakdown

R41

G120

B219

Red41 (16.1%)

Green120 (47.1%)

Blue219 (85.9%)

Hue213.37°

Saturation (HSL)71.2%

Lightness50.98%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 29 · G 78 · B DB

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