Recognised as Colour

#2D97DD

#2D97DD
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#2D97DD is a blue with RGB values 45, 151, 221 and HSL 204°, 72%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#2D97DD#2D97DD

HEX#2D97DD

RGBrgb(45, 151, 221)

RGB (0–1)0.1765, 0.5922, 0.8667

RGB percentages17.6%, 59.2%, 86.7%

HSLhsl(203.9, 72.1%, 52.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(203.9, 79.6%, 86.7%)

CMYK79.6%, 31.7%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,987,997

CSS custom property--colour: #2D97DD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27912WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness139.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.58:1

Contrast with white3.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.58:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#868686

Inverted#D26822

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7699E0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#5E89DCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.8 from the original

Tritanopia#00A8B0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.19:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 13.9 Cornflower blue · ΔE 16 Deep skyblue · ΔE 17.6 Dodgerblue · ΔE 24.9 Light skyblue · ΔE 25.7 Sky blue · ΔE 31.2

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 13.9, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#DD732D

Analogous#2DDDCB, #2D3FDD

Triadic#DD2D97, #97DD2D

Split complementary#DD2D3F, #DDCB2D

Tetradic#CB2DDD, #DD732D, #3FDD2D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#DDEEF9

Lighter +30%#B1D8F2

Lighter +20%#85C2EB

Lighter +10%#59ADE4

Darker −10%#1E7BB9

Darker −20%#175E8D

Darker −30%#104161

Darker −40%#092435

More saturated +25%#0F9DFC

Less saturated −25%#4C91BF

Channel breakdown

R45

G151

B221

Red45 (17.6%)

Green151 (59.2%)

Blue221 (86.7%)

Hue203.86°

Saturation (HSL)72.13%

Lightness52.16%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2D · G 97 · B DD

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Colour values

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Channel breakdown

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