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Recognised as Colour

#2D7AD4

  • #2D7AD4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#2D7AD4 is a blue with RGB values 45, 122, 212 and HSL 212°, 66%, 50%. 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

#2D7AD4#2D7AD4
HEX#2D7AD4
RGBrgb(45, 122, 212)
RGB (0–1)0.1765, 0.4784, 0.8314
RGB percentages17.6%, 47.8%, 83.1%
HSLhsl(212.3, 66%, 50.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(212.3, 78.8%, 83.1%)
CMYK78.8%, 42.5%, 0%, 16.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,980,564
CSS custom property--colour: #2D7AD4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1923WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness120.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.85:1
Contrast with white4.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.85:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#707070
Inverted#D2852B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4D81D8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#2E72D2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.6 from the original
Tritanopia#008F9Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.33:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 11.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 13.5Royal blue · ΔE 21.9Steel blue · ΔE 24.2Slate blue · ΔE 28.6Medium purple · ΔE 28.8
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 11.59, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D4872D
Analogous#2DCED4, #332DD4
Triadic#D42D7A, #7AD42D
Split complementary#D4332D, #CED42D
Tetradic#D42DCE, #D4872D, #2DD433

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D6E5F7
Lighter +30%#ACCAEE
Lighter +20%#82B0E5
Lighter +10%#5795DD
Darker −10%#2362AB
Darker −20%#1A4A81
Darker −30%#123156
Darker −40%#09192C
More saturated +25%#0D78F4
Less saturated −25%#4D7CB4

Channel breakdown

R45
G122
B212
Red45 (17.6%)
Green122 (47.8%)
Blue212 (83.1%)
Hue212.34°
Saturation (HSL)66.01%
Lightness50.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2D · G 7A · B D4

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