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Recognised as Colour

#2D7ADC

  • #2D7ADC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dodgerblue

#2D7ADC is a blue with RGB values 45, 122, 220 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

#2D7ADC#2D7ADC
HEX#2D7ADC
RGBrgb(45, 122, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.1765, 0.4784, 0.8627
RGB percentages17.6%, 47.8%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(213.6, 71.4%, 52%)
HSV / HSBhsv(213.6, 79.5%, 86.3%)
CMYK79.5%, 44.5%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,980,572
CSS custom property--colour: #2D7ADC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19644WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness121.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.93:1
Contrast with white4.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.93:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#717171
Inverted#D28523

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4783E0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#1F73DAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.4 from the original
Tritanopia#0091A0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.26:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 10.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 13Royal blue · ΔE 17.5Slate blue · ΔE 25.4Medium purple · ΔE 26.5Steel blue · ΔE 29
Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 10.51, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DC8F2D
Analogous#2DD1DC, #382DDC
Triadic#DC2D7A, #7ADC2D
Split complementary#DC382D, #D1DC2D
Tetradic#DC2DD1, #DC8F2D, #2DDC38

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DCE9F9
Lighter +30%#B0CDF2
Lighter +20%#84B1EB
Lighter +10%#5996E3
Darker −10%#1F62B7
Darker −20%#174B8C
Darker −30%#103360
Darker −40%#091C34
More saturated +25%#0E76FB
Less saturated −25%#4C7EBD

Channel breakdown

R45
G122
B220
Red45 (17.6%)
Green122 (47.8%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue213.6°
Saturation (HSL)71.43%
Lightness51.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2D · G 7A · B DC

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