Colour

#2D73CF

#2D73CF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Cornflower blue

#2D73CF is a blue with RGB values 45, 115, 207 and HSL 214°, 64%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

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HEX#2D73CF

RGBrgb(45, 115, 207)

RGB (0–1)0.1765, 0.451, 0.8118

RGB percentages17.6%, 45.1%, 81.2%

HSLhsl(214.1, 64.3%, 49.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(214.1, 78.3%, 81.2%)

CMYK78.3%, 44.4%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,978,767

CSS custom property--colour: #2D73CF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17324WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness115.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.7:1

Contrast with white4.7:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#6B6B6B

Inverted#D28C30

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#437BD3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#216DCDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original

Tritanopia#008997no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.46:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 14.1 Dodgerblue · ΔE 14.5 Royal blue · ΔE 19.2 Slate blue · ΔE 25.7 Dark slateblue · ΔE 26.1 Steel blue · ΔE 26.5

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 14.07, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#CF892D

Analogous#2DC4CF, #382DCF

Triadic#CF2D73, #73CF2D

Split complementary#CF382D, #C4CF2D

Tetradic#CF2DC4, #CF892D, #2DCF38

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#D3E2F5

Lighter +30%#A9C6EC

Lighter +20%#7FAAE3

Lighter +10%#558EDA

Darker −10%#245CA5

Darker −20%#1B447B

Darker −30%#122D51

Darker −40%#091627

More saturated +25%#0E6FEF

Less saturated −25%#4D77B0

Channel breakdown

R45

G115

B207

Red45 (17.6%)

Green115 (45.1%)

Blue207 (81.2%)

Hue214.07°

Saturation (HSL)64.29%

Lightness49.41%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2D · G 73 · B CF

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