Recognised as Colour

#2D79DB

#2D79DB
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dodgerblue

#2D79DB is a blue with RGB values 45, 121, 219 and HSL 214°, 71%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

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HEX#2D79DB

RGBrgb(45, 121, 219)

RGB (0–1)0.1765, 0.4745, 0.8588

RGB percentages17.6%, 47.5%, 85.9%

HSLhsl(213.8, 70.7%, 51.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(213.8, 79.5%, 85.9%)

CMYK79.5%, 44.7%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,980,315

CSS custom property--colour: #2D79DB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19347WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness121.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.87:1

Contrast with white4.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.87:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#707070

Inverted#D28624

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4582DFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5 from the original

Deuteranopia#1E72D9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.4 from the original

Tritanopia#00909Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.31:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 10.8 Cornflower blue · ΔE 13.3 Royal blue · ΔE 17.3 Slate blue · ΔE 25.1 Medium purple · ΔE 26.3 Dark slateblue · ΔE 28.8

Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 10.81, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#DB8F2D

Analogous#2DD0DB, #382DDB

Triadic#DB2D79, #79DB2D

Split complementary#DB382D, #D0DB2D

Tetradic#DB2DD0, #DB8F2D, #2DDB38

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DBE8F9

Lighter +30%#B0CCF1

Lighter +20%#84B1EA

Lighter +10%#5995E2

Darker −10%#1F61B6

Darker −20%#184A8A

Darker −30%#10335F

Darker −40%#091B33

More saturated +25%#0E75FA

Less saturated −25%#4C7DBC

Channel breakdown

R45

G121

B219

Red45 (17.6%)

Green121 (47.5%)

Blue219 (85.9%)

Hue213.79°

Saturation (HSL)70.73%

Lightness51.76%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2D · G 79 · B DB

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Colour values

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