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Recognised as Colour

#2B79F4

  • #2B79F4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#2B79F4 is a blue with RGB values 43, 121, 244 and HSL 217°, 90%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#2B79F4#2B79F4
HEX#2B79F4
RGBrgb(43, 121, 244)
RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0.4745, 0.9569
RGB percentages16.9%, 47.5%, 95.7%
HSLhsl(216.7, 90.1%, 56.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(216.7, 82.4%, 95.7%)
CMYK82.4%, 50.4%, 0%, 4.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,849,268
CSS custom property--colour: #2B79F4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2072WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness126.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.14:1
Contrast with white4.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.14:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#717171
Inverted#D4860B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2687F8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#0075F2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original
Tritanopia#0097ABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 67.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.08:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 7.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 13.7Slate blue · ΔE 19.8Medium slateblue · ΔE 20.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 24Medium purple · ΔE 24.2
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 7.79, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F4A62B
Analogous#2BDEF4, #412BF4
Triadic#F42B79, #79F42B
Split complementary#F4422B, #DDF42B
Tetradic#F42BDE, #F4A62B, #2BF442

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EDF4FE
Lighter +30%#BCD5FC
Lighter +20%#8CB6F9
Lighter +10%#5B98F7
Darker −10%#0C5EE0
Darker −20%#094AB0
Darker −30%#07357F
Darker −40%#04214F
More saturated +25%#2077FF
Less saturated −25%#477FD8

Channel breakdown

R43
G121
B244
Red43 (16.9%)
Green121 (47.5%)
Blue244 (95.7%)
Hue216.72°
Saturation (HSL)90.13%
Lightness56.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2B · G 79 · B F4

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