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Recognised as Colour

#2C78EA

  • #2C78EA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#2C78EA is a blue with RGB values 44, 120, 234 and HSL 216°, 82%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#2C78EA#2C78EA
HEX#2C78EA
RGBrgb(44, 120, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.4706, 0.9176
RGB percentages17.3%, 47.1%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(216, 81.9%, 54.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(216, 81.2%, 91.8%)
CMYK81.2%, 48.7%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,914,538
CSS custom property--colour: #2C78EA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19909WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness123.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.98:1
Contrast with white4.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.98:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#707070
Inverted#D38715

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3384EEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#0073E8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original
Tritanopia#0094A6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 63.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.22:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 9.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 11Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.8Slate blue · ΔE 20.3Medium slateblue · ΔE 23.3Medium purple · ΔE 23.8
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 9.38, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EA9E2C
Analogous#2CD7EA, #3F2CEA
Triadic#EA2C78, #78EA2C
Split complementary#EA3F2C, #D7EA2C
Tetradic#EA2CD7, #EA9E2C, #2CEA3F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E6EFFC
Lighter +30%#B7D1F8
Lighter +20%#89B3F3
Lighter +10%#5A96EF
Darker −10%#155FCE
Darker −20%#104AA0
Darker −30%#0B3472
Darker −40%#071F43
More saturated +25%#1774FF
Less saturated −25%#497ECD

Channel breakdown

R44
G120
B234
Red44 (17.3%)
Green120 (47.1%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue216°
Saturation (HSL)81.9%
Lightness54.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2C · G 78 · B EA

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