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Recognised as Colour

#2E77D9

  • #2E77D9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dodgerblue

#2E77D9 is a blue with RGB values 46, 119, 217 and HSL 214°, 69%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#2E77D9#2E77D9
HEX#2E77D9
RGBrgb(46, 119, 217)
RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.4667, 0.851
RGB percentages18%, 46.7%, 85.1%
HSLhsl(214.4, 69.2%, 51.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(214.4, 78.8%, 85.1%)
CMYK78.8%, 45.2%, 0%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,045,337
CSS custom property--colour: #2E77D9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18784WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness119.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.76:1
Contrast with white4.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.76:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6F6F6F
Inverted#D18826

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4380DDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5 from the original
Deuteranopia#1A71D7no 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 55.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.41:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 11.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 13.9Royal blue · ΔE 16.7Slate blue · ΔE 24.4Medium purple · ΔE 25.8Dark slateblue · ΔE 28
Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 11.48, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D9902E
Analogous#2ECDD9, #3A2ED9
Triadic#D92E77, #77D92E
Split complementary#D93A2E, #CDD92E
Tetradic#D92ECD, #D9902E, #2ED93A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DBE7F8
Lighter +30%#AFCBF1
Lighter +20%#84AFE9
Lighter +10%#5993E1
Darker −10%#215FB3
Darker −20%#194888
Darker −30%#11315D
Darker −40%#091B32
More saturated +25%#0F72F8
Less saturated −25%#4D7CBA

Channel breakdown

R46
G119
B217
Red46 (18%)
Green119 (46.7%)
Blue217 (85.1%)
Hue214.39°
Saturation (HSL)69.23%
Lightness51.57%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2E · G 77 · B D9

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