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Recognised as Colour

#2B79D6

  • #2B79D6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#2B79D6 is a blue with RGB values 43, 121, 214 and HSL 213°, 68%, 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

#2B79D6#2B79D6
HEX#2B79D6
RGBrgb(43, 121, 214)
RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0.4745, 0.8392
RGB percentages16.9%, 47.5%, 83.9%
HSLhsl(212.6, 67.6%, 50.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(212.6, 79.9%, 83.9%)
CMYK79.9%, 43.5%, 0%, 16.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,849,238
CSS custom property--colour: #2B79D6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19043WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness119.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.81:1
Contrast with white4.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.81:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6F6F6F
Inverted#D48629

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4981DAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#2772D4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original
Tritanopia#008F9Dno 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 text4.37:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 12.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 12.5Royal blue · ΔE 20.1Steel blue · ΔE 26.1Slate blue · ΔE 27.2Medium purple · ΔE 27.9
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 12.3, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D6882B
Analogous#2BCED6, #332BD6
Triadic#D62B79, #79D62B
Split complementary#D6332B, #CED62B
Tetradic#D62BCE, #D6882B, #2BD633

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D6E5F7
Lighter +30%#ABCAEF
Lighter +20%#80AFE7
Lighter +10%#5694DE
Darker −10%#2161AD
Darker −20%#194982
Darker −30%#113157
Darker −40%#09192C
More saturated +25%#0B76F6
Less saturated −25%#4B7CB6

Channel breakdown

R43
G121
B214
Red43 (16.9%)
Green121 (47.5%)
Blue214 (83.9%)
Hue212.63°
Saturation (HSL)67.59%
Lightness50.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2B · G 79 · B D6

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