Recognised as Colour

#2D79D6

#2D79D6
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Cornflower blue

#2D79D6 is a blue with RGB values 45, 121, 214 and HSL 213°, 67%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

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HEX#2D79D6

RGBrgb(45, 121, 214)

RGB (0–1)0.1765, 0.4745, 0.8392

RGB percentages17.6%, 47.5%, 83.9%

HSLhsl(213, 67.3%, 50.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(213, 79%, 83.9%)

CMYK79%, 43.5%, 0%, 16.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,980,310

CSS custom property--colour: #2D79D6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19088WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness120.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.82:1

Contrast with white4.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.82:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#707070

Inverted#D28629

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4981DAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#2872D4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original

Tritanopia#008F9Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.36:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 12.2 Dodgerblue · ΔE 12.5 Royal blue · ΔE 20 Steel blue · ΔE 26.2 Slate blue · ΔE 27 Medium purple · ΔE 27.7

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 12.22, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#D68A2D

Analogous#2DCED6, #352DD6

Triadic#D62D79, #79D62D

Split complementary#D6352D, #CED62D

Tetradic#D62DCE, #D68A2D, #2DD635

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D8E6F7

Lighter +30%#ADCBEF

Lighter +20%#82AFE7

Lighter +10%#5894DE

Darker −10%#2261AE

Darker −20%#1A4983

Darker −30%#113159

Darker −40%#091A2E

More saturated +25%#0E76F5

Less saturated −25%#4C7CB7

Channel breakdown

R45

G121

B214

Red45 (17.6%)

Green121 (47.5%)

Blue214 (83.9%)

Hue213.02°

Saturation (HSL)67.33%

Lightness50.78%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2D · G 79 · B D6

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Colour harmonies

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