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Recognised as Colour

#2E78D9

  • #2E78D9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dodgerblue

#2E78D9 is a blue with RGB values 46, 120, 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

#2E78D9#2E78D9
HEX#2E78D9
RGBrgb(46, 120, 217)
RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.4706, 0.851
RGB percentages18%, 47.1%, 85.1%
HSLhsl(214, 69.2%, 51.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(214, 78.8%, 85.1%)
CMYK78.8%, 44.7%, 0%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,045,593
CSS custom property--colour: #2E78D9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19024WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness120.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.8:1
Contrast with white4.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.8:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6F6F6F
Inverted#D18726

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4581DDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5 from the original
Deuteranopia#1F72D7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original
Tritanopia#008F9Eno 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 text4.37:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 11.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 13.3Royal blue · ΔE 17.5Slate blue · ΔE 25Medium purple · ΔE 26.2Dark slateblue · ΔE 28.3
Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 11.43, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D98F2E
Analogous#2ECED9, #392ED9
Triadic#D92E78, #78D92E
Split complementary#D93A2E, #CDD92E
Tetradic#D92ECE, #D98F2E, #2ED93A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DBE7F8
Lighter +30%#AFCCF1
Lighter +20%#84B0E9
Lighter +10%#5994E1
Darker −10%#2160B3
Darker −20%#194988
Darker −30%#11325D
Darker −40%#091B32
More saturated +25%#0F74F8
Less saturated −25%#4D7CBA

Channel breakdown

R46
G120
B217
Red46 (18%)
Green120 (47.1%)
Blue217 (85.1%)
Hue214.04°
Saturation (HSL)69.23%
Lightness51.57%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2E · G 78 · B D9

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