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Recognised as Colour

#2D68C7

  • #2D68C7
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#2D68C7 is a blue with RGB values 45, 104, 199 and HSL 217°, 63%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#2D68C7#2D68C7
HEX#2D68C7
RGBrgb(45, 104, 199)
RGB (0–1)0.1765, 0.4078, 0.7804
RGB percentages17.6%, 40.8%, 78%
HSLhsl(217, 63.1%, 47.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(217, 77.4%, 78%)
CMYK77.4%, 47.7%, 0%, 22%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,975,943
CSS custom property--colour: #2D68C7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14582WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness107.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.36:1
Contrast with white5.36:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#626262
Inverted#D29738

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3372CBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6 from the original
Deuteranopia#0064C5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original
Tritanopia#007F8Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.36:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.92:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 15.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 17.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.6Slate blue · ΔE 21.4Dark slateblue · ΔE 22.2Medium purple · ΔE 24.6
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 15.64, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C78C2D
Analogous#2DB5C7, #3F2DC7
Triadic#C72D68, #68C72D
Split complementary#C73F2D, #B5C72D
Tetradic#C72DB5, #C78C2D, #2DC73F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CCDBF4
Lighter +30%#A3BEEA
Lighter +20%#79A1E1
Lighter +10%#5084D7
Darker −10%#24529D
Darker −20%#1A3D74
Darker −30%#11274A
Darker −40%#071121
More saturated +25%#0F61E6
Less saturated −25%#4C6FA9

Channel breakdown

R45
G104
B199
Red45 (17.6%)
Green104 (40.8%)
Blue199 (78%)
Hue217.01°
Saturation (HSL)63.11%
Lightness47.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2D · G 68 · B C7

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