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Recognised as Colour

#2D87D2

  • #2D87D2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#2D87D2 is a blue with RGB values 45, 135, 210 and HSL 207°, 65%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#2D87D2#2D87D2
HEX#2D87D2
RGBrgb(45, 135, 210)
RGB (0–1)0.1765, 0.5294, 0.8235
RGB percentages17.6%, 52.9%, 82.4%
HSLhsl(207.3, 64.7%, 50%)
HSV / HSBhsv(207.3, 78.6%, 82.4%)
CMYK78.6%, 35.7%, 0%, 17.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,983,890
CSS custom property--colour: #2D87D2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22539WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness127.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.51:1
Contrast with white3.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.51:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#797979
Inverted#D2782D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#648BD5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#4B7CD1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.1 from the original
Tritanopia#0099A2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.81:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 12.5Steel blue · ΔE 14.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 20.7Deep skyblue · ΔE 25.3Light skyblue · ΔE 32.4Royal blue · ΔE 33.4
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 12.49, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D2782D
Analogous#2DD2CA, #2D35D2
Triadic#D22D87, #87D22D
Split complementary#D22D35, #D2CA2D
Tetradic#CA2DD2, #D2782D, #35D22D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D5E7F6
Lighter +30%#ABCFED
Lighter +20%#81B7E4
Lighter +10%#579FDB
Darker −10%#246CA8
Darker −20%#1B517E
Darker −30%#123654
Darker −40%#091B2A
More saturated +25%#0D8AF2
Less saturated −25%#4D84B2

Channel breakdown

R45
G135
B210
Red45 (17.6%)
Green135 (52.9%)
Blue210 (82.4%)
Hue207.27°
Saturation (HSL)64.71%
Lightness50%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2D · G 87 · B D2

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