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Recognised as Colour

#2D77DE

  • #2D77DE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dodgerblue

#2D77DE is a blue with RGB values 45, 119, 222 and HSL 215°, 73%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#2D77DE#2D77DE
HEX#2D77DE
RGBrgb(45, 119, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.1765, 0.4667, 0.8706
RGB percentages17.6%, 46.7%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(214.9, 72.8%, 52.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(214.9, 79.7%, 87.1%)
CMYK79.7%, 46.4%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,979,806
CSS custom property--colour: #2D77DE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19025WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness120.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.81:1
Contrast with white4.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.81:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6F6F6F
Inverted#D28821

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3E81E2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#0671DCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original
Tritanopia#0090A0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.37:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 10.6Royal blue · ΔE 14.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.5Slate blue · ΔE 22.7Medium purple · ΔE 24.8Medium slateblue · ΔE 27.8
Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 10.55, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DE942D
Analogous#2DD0DE, #3B2DDE
Triadic#DE2D77, #77DE2D
Split complementary#DE3C2D, #D0DE2D
Tetradic#DE2DD0, #DE942D, #2DDE3C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DDE9FA
Lighter +30%#B1CDF3
Lighter +20%#85B0EC
Lighter +10%#5994E5
Darker −10%#1D5FBB
Darker −20%#16498F
Darker −30%#0F3263
Darker −40%#091C36
More saturated +25%#0F72FC
Less saturated −25%#4B7CC0

Channel breakdown

R45
G119
B222
Red45 (17.6%)
Green119 (46.7%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue214.92°
Saturation (HSL)72.84%
Lightness52.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2D · G 77 · B DE

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