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Recognised as Colour

#2C70D7

  • #2C70D7
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#2C70D7 is a blue with RGB values 44, 112, 215 and HSL 216°, 68%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#2C70D7#2C70D7
HEX#2C70D7
RGBrgb(44, 112, 215)
RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.4392, 0.8431
RGB percentages17.3%, 43.9%, 84.3%
HSLhsl(216.1, 68.1%, 50.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(216.1, 79.5%, 84.3%)
CMYK79.5%, 47.9%, 0%, 15.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,912,471
CSS custom property--colour: #2C70D7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1703WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness114.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.77:1
Contrast with white4.77:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#696969
Inverted#D38F28

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#357BDBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#006BD5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original
Tritanopia#008999no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.77:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.41:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 12.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 13.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.8Slate blue · ΔE 20.6Medium purple · ΔE 23.8Dark slateblue · ΔE 26.4
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 12.35, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D7932C
Analogous#2CC5D7, #3E2CD7
Triadic#D72C70, #70D72C
Split complementary#D73E2C, #C5D72C
Tetradic#D72CC5, #D7932C, #2CD73E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D7E4F8
Lighter +30%#ADC7EF
Lighter +20%#82AAE7
Lighter +10%#578DDF
Darker −10%#2159AF
Darker −20%#194484
Darker −30%#112E59
Darker −40%#09182E
More saturated +25%#0D6AF6
Less saturated −25%#4B76B8

Channel breakdown

R44
G112
B215
Red44 (17.3%)
Green112 (43.9%)
Blue215 (84.3%)
Hue216.14°
Saturation (HSL)68.13%
Lightness50.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2C · G 70 · B D7

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