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Recognised as Colour

#2979DF

  • #2979DF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dodgerblue

#2979DF is a blue with RGB values 41, 121, 223 and HSL 214°, 74%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#2979DF#2979DF
HEX#2979DF
RGBrgb(41, 121, 223)
RGB (0–1)0.1608, 0.4745, 0.8745
RGB percentages16.1%, 47.5%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(213.6, 74%, 51.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(213.6, 81.6%, 87.5%)
CMYK81.6%, 45.7%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,718,175
CSS custom property--colour: #2979DF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19474WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness121.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.89:1
Contrast with white4.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.89:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6F6F6F
Inverted#D68620

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4183E3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#0E72DDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.4 from the original
Tritanopia#0091A1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.29:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 9.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 14.6Royal blue · ΔE 15.4Slate blue · ΔE 24Medium purple · ΔE 25.8Medium slateblue · ΔE 29.1
Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 9.82, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DF8F29
Analogous#29D4DF, #3429DF
Triadic#DF2979, #79DF29
Split complementary#DF3429, #D4DF29
Tetradic#DF29D4, #DF8F29, #29DF34

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DAE8FA
Lighter +30%#AECCF3
Lighter +20%#82B1EC
Lighter +10%#5595E6
Darker −10%#1C61B9
Darker −20%#154A8D
Darker −30%#0E3361
Darker −40%#081B34
More saturated +25%#0A75FE
Less saturated −25%#487DC0

Channel breakdown

R41
G121
B223
Red41 (16.1%)
Green121 (47.5%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue213.63°
Saturation (HSL)73.98%
Lightness51.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 29 · G 79 · B DF

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