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Recognised as Colour

#2E79D8

  • #2E79D8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dodgerblue

#2E79D8 is a blue with RGB values 46, 121, 216 and HSL 214°, 69%, 51%. 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

#2E79D8#2E79D8
HEX#2E79D8
RGBrgb(46, 121, 216)
RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.4745, 0.8471
RGB percentages18%, 47.5%, 84.7%
HSLhsl(213.5, 68.5%, 51.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(213.5, 78.7%, 84.7%)
CMYK78.7%, 44%, 0%, 15.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,045,848
CSS custom property--colour: #2E79D8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19213WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness120.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.84:1
Contrast with white4.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.84:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#707070
Inverted#D18627

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4882DCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#2472D6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.4 from the original
Tritanopia#00909Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.34:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 11.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 12.5Royal blue · ΔE 18.8Slate blue · ΔE 26.1Medium purple · ΔE 27Steel blue · ΔE 27.4
Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 11.78, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D88D2E
Analogous#2ECED8, #382ED8
Triadic#D82E79, #79D82E
Split complementary#D8382E, #CED82E
Tetradic#D82ECE, #D88D2E, #2ED838

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DAE7F8
Lighter +30%#AFCCF0
Lighter +20%#84B0E8
Lighter +10%#5995E0
Darker −10%#2161B2
Darker −20%#194A87
Darker −30%#11325C
Darker −40%#091B31
More saturated +25%#0F75F7
Less saturated −25%#4D7DB9

Channel breakdown

R46
G121
B216
Red46 (18%)
Green121 (47.5%)
Blue216 (84.7%)
Hue213.53°
Saturation (HSL)68.55%
Lightness51.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2E · G 79 · B D8

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