Recognised as Colour

#2B78E6

#2B78E6
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dodgerblue

#2B78E6 is a blue with RGB values 43, 120, 230 and HSL 215°, 79%, 54%. 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

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HEX#2B78E6

RGBrgb(43, 120, 230)

RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0.4706, 0.902

RGB percentages16.9%, 47.1%, 90.2%

HSLhsl(215.3, 78.9%, 53.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(215.3, 81.3%, 90.2%)

CMYK81.3%, 47.8%, 0%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,848,998

CSS custom property--colour: #2B78E6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1966WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness122.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.93:1

Contrast with white4.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.93:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#707070

Inverted#D48719

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3884EAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#0073E4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original

Tritanopia#0093A4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.26:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 10.2 Royal blue · ΔE 11.1 Cornflower blue · ΔE 18 Slate blue · ΔE 21.2 Medium purple · ΔE 24.2 Medium slateblue · ΔE 25

Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 10.17, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#E6992B

Analogous#2BD6E6, #3B2BE6

Triadic#E62B78, #78E62B

Split complementary#E63C2B, #D5E62B

Tetradic#E62BD6, #E6992B, #2BE63C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E1ECFC

Lighter +30%#B4CFF6

Lighter +20%#86B2F1

Lighter +10%#5995EB

Darker −10%#1760C7

Darker −20%#124A99

Darker −30%#0D346B

Darker −40%#071E3E

More saturated +25%#1274FF

Less saturated −25%#497DC8

Channel breakdown

R43

G120

B230

Red43 (16.9%)

Green120 (47.1%)

Blue230 (90.2%)

Hue215.29°

Saturation (HSL)78.9%

Lightness53.53%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2B · G 78 · B E6

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