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Recognised as Colour

#2C97EF

  • #2C97EF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#2C97EF is a blue with RGB values 44, 151, 239 and HSL 207°, 86%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#2C97EF#2C97EF
HEX#2C97EF
RGBrgb(44, 151, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.5922, 0.9373
RGB percentages17.3%, 59.2%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(207.1, 85.9%, 55.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(207.1, 81.6%, 93.7%)
CMYK81.6%, 36.8%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,922,479
CSS custom property--colour: #2C97EF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28901WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness143.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.78:1
Contrast with white3.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.78:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#878787
Inverted#D36810

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6D9CF3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#4F8AEDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12 from the original
Tritanopia#00ACB7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.1:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 9.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 14.3Steel blue · ΔE 22.4Deep skyblue · ΔE 24.1Royal blue · ΔE 31.2Light skyblue · ΔE 32.8
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 9.14, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EF842C
Analogous#2CEFE6, #2C35EF
Triadic#EF2C97, #97EF2C
Split complementary#EF2C35, #EFE62C
Tetradic#E62CEF, #EF842C, #35EF2C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EAF4FD
Lighter +30%#BADDFA
Lighter +20%#8BC6F6
Lighter +10%#5BAEF3
Darker −10%#107ED8
Darker −20%#0D62A8
Darker −30%#094679
Darker −40%#062B49
More saturated +25%#1C99FF
Less saturated −25%#4894D3

Channel breakdown

R44
G151
B239
Red44 (17.3%)
Green151 (59.2%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue207.08°
Saturation (HSL)85.9%
Lightness55.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2C · G 97 · B EF

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