Recognised as Colour

#2A79DA

#2A79DA
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dodgerblue

#2A79DA is a blue with RGB values 42, 121, 218 and HSL 213°, 70%, 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#2A79DA

RGBrgb(42, 121, 218)

RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.4745, 0.8549

RGB percentages16.5%, 47.5%, 85.5%

HSLhsl(213.1, 70.4%, 51%)

HSV / HSBhsv(213.1, 80.7%, 85.5%)

CMYK80.7%, 44.5%, 0%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,783,706

CSS custom property--colour: #2A79DA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19229WCAG 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#D58625

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4682DEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#1E72D8no 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 54.4 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 11.1 Cornflower blue · ΔE 13.1 Royal blue · ΔE 18 Slate blue · ΔE 25.7 Medium purple · ΔE 26.9 Steel blue · ΔE 28.5

Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 11.05, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#DA8B2A

Analogous#2AD1DA, #332ADA

Triadic#DA2A79, #79DA2A

Split complementary#DA332A, #D1DA2A

Tetradic#DA2AD1, #DA8B2A, #2ADA33

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D8E6F8

Lighter +30%#ACCBF1

Lighter +20%#81B0E9

Lighter +10%#5594E2

Darker −10%#1F61B2

Darker −20%#174987

Darker −30%#10325B

Darker −40%#081A30

More saturated +25%#0B76F9

Less saturated −25%#497CBB

Channel breakdown

R42

G121

B218

Red42 (16.5%)

Green121 (47.5%)

Blue218 (85.5%)

Hue213.07°

Saturation (HSL)70.4%

Lightness50.98%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2A · G 79 · B DA

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