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Recognised as Colour

#2B79D5

  • #2B79D5
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#2B79D5 is a blue with RGB values 43, 121, 213 and HSL 212°, 67%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#2B79D5#2B79D5
HEX#2B79D5
RGBrgb(43, 121, 213)
RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0.4745, 0.8353
RGB percentages16.9%, 47.5%, 83.5%
HSLhsl(212.5, 66.9%, 50.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(212.5, 79.8%, 83.5%)
CMYK79.8%, 43.2%, 0%, 16.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,849,237
CSS custom property--colour: #2B79D5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18992WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness119.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.8:1
Contrast with white4.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.8:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6F6F6F
Inverted#D4862A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4A81D9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5 from the original
Deuteranopia#2972D3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original
Tritanopia#008F9Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.38:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 12.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 12.9Royal blue · ΔE 20.7Steel blue · ΔE 25.5Slate blue · ΔE 27.6Medium purple · ΔE 28.2
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 12.17, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D5872B
Analogous#2BCED5, #322BD5
Triadic#D52B79, #79D52B
Split complementary#D5322B, #CED52B
Tetradic#D52BCE, #D5872B, #2BD532

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D5E5F7
Lighter +30%#ABCAEE
Lighter +20%#80AFE6
Lighter +10%#5694DD
Darker −10%#2261AB
Darker −20%#194981
Darker −30%#113156
Darker −40%#09192B
More saturated +25%#0B76F5
Less saturated −25%#4B7CB5

Channel breakdown

R43
G121
B213
Red43 (16.9%)
Green121 (47.5%)
Blue213 (83.5%)
Hue212.47°
Saturation (HSL)66.93%
Lightness50.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2B · G 79 · B D5

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