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Recognised as Colour

#2D7DE3

  • #2D7DE3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dodgerblue

#2D7DE3 is a blue with RGB values 45, 125, 227 and HSL 214°, 76%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#2D7DE3#2D7DE3
HEX#2D7DE3
RGBrgb(45, 125, 227)
RGB (0–1)0.1765, 0.4902, 0.8902
RGB percentages17.6%, 49%, 89%
HSLhsl(213.6, 76.5%, 53.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(213.6, 80.2%, 89%)
CMYK80.2%, 44.9%, 0%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,981,347
CSS custom property--colour: #2D7DE3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20771WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness125.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.15:1
Contrast with white4.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.15:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#737373
Inverted#D2821C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4787E7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#1B76E1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.4 from the original
Tritanopia#0095A5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.07:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 8.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 13.4Royal blue · ΔE 16.3Slate blue · ΔE 25Medium purple · ΔE 26.1Medium slateblue · ΔE 29.7
Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 8.53, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E3932D
Analogous#2DD8E3, #382DE3
Triadic#E32D7D, #7DE32D
Split complementary#E3382D, #D8E32D
Tetradic#E32DD8, #E3932D, #2DE338

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E1ECFB
Lighter +30%#B4D1F5
Lighter +20%#87B5EF
Lighter +10%#5A99E9
Darker −10%#1A64C3
Darker −20%#144D96
Darker −30%#0E3669
Darker −40%#081F3C
More saturated +25%#117AFF
Less saturated −25%#4B81C5

Channel breakdown

R45
G125
B227
Red45 (17.6%)
Green125 (49%)
Blue227 (89%)
Hue213.63°
Saturation (HSL)76.47%
Lightness53.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2D · G 7D · B E3

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