Colour

#2E77D8

#2E77D8
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dodgerblue

#2E77D8 is a blue with RGB values 46, 119, 216 and HSL 214°, 69%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

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HEX#2E77D8

RGBrgb(46, 119, 216)

RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.4667, 0.8471

RGB percentages18%, 46.7%, 84.7%

HSLhsl(214.2, 68.5%, 51.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(214.2, 78.7%, 84.7%)

CMYK78.7%, 44.9%, 0%, 15.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,045,336

CSS custom property--colour: #2E77D8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18732WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness119.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.75:1

Contrast with white4.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.75:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#6E6E6E

Inverted#D18827

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4480DCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5 from the original

Deuteranopia#1D71D6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original

Tritanopia#008E9Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.42:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 11.7 Cornflower blue · ΔE 13.7 Royal blue · ΔE 17.2 Slate blue · ΔE 24.7 Medium purple · ΔE 26 Dark slateblue · ΔE 27.9

Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 11.74, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#D88F2E

Analogous#2ECCD8, #3A2ED8

Triadic#D82E77, #77D82E

Split complementary#D83A2E, #CCD82E

Tetradic#D82ECC, #D88F2E, #2ED83A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DAE7F8

Lighter +30%#AFCBF0

Lighter +20%#84AFE8

Lighter +10%#5993E0

Darker −10%#215FB2

Darker −20%#194887

Darker −30%#11315C

Darker −40%#091A31

More saturated +25%#0F73F7

Less saturated −25%#4D7BB9

Channel breakdown

R46

G119

B216

Red46 (18%)

Green119 (46.7%)

Blue216 (84.7%)

Hue214.24°

Saturation (HSL)68.55%

Lightness51.37%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2E · G 77 · B D8

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