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Recognised as Colour

#2D85FF

  • #2D85FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dodgerblue

#2D85FF is a blue with RGB values 45, 133, 255 and HSL 215°, 100%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#2D85FF#2D85FF
HEX#2D85FF
RGBrgb(45, 133, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.1765, 0.5216, 1
RGB percentages17.6%, 52.2%, 100%
HSLhsl(214.9, 100%, 58.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(214.9, 82.4%, 100%)
CMYK82.4%, 47.8%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,983,423
CSS custom property--colour: #2D85FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24553WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness135.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.91:1
Contrast with white3.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.91:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7B7B7B
Inverted#D27A00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3D92FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#007FFDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00A3B6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 66.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.55:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 9.3Royal blue · ΔE 12.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 21Slate blue · ΔE 23.8Medium slateblue · ΔE 23.9Medium purple · ΔE 26.1
Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 9.3, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFA72D
Analogous#2DEEFF, #3E2DFF
Triadic#FF2D85, #85FF2D
Split complementary#FF3E2D, #EEFF2D
Tetradic#FF2DEE, #FFA72D, #2DFF3E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F9FCFF
Lighter +30%#C6DEFF
Lighter +20%#93C0FF
Lighter +10%#60A3FF
Darker −10%#0068F9
Darker −20%#0053C6
Darker −30%#003E93
Darker −40%#002860
More saturated +25%#2D85FF
Less saturated −25%#4789E5

Channel breakdown

R45
G133
B255
Red45 (17.6%)
Green133 (52.2%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue214.86°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness58.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2D · G 85 · B FF

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