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Recognised as Colour

#2F79CD

  • #2F79CD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#2F79CD is a blue with RGB values 47, 121, 205 and HSL 212°, 63%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#2F79CD#2F79CD
HEX#2F79CD
RGBrgb(47, 121, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.1843, 0.4745, 0.8039
RGB percentages18.4%, 47.5%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(211.9, 62.7%, 49.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(211.9, 77.1%, 80.4%)
CMYK77.1%, 41%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,111,373
CSS custom property--colour: #2F79CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18687WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness118.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.74:1
Contrast with white4.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.74:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6F6F6F
Inverted#D08632

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5080D0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#3571CBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.9 from the original
Tritanopia#008D99no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.43:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 11.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 16.5Steel blue · ΔE 20.8Royal blue · ΔE 25Dark slateblue · ΔE 28.6Medium purple · ΔE 30.5
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 11.94, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CD832F
Analogous#2FC8CD, #342FCD
Triadic#CD2F79, #79CD2F
Split complementary#CD342F, #C8CD2F
Tetradic#CD2FC8, #CD832F, #2FCD34

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D3E3F5
Lighter +30%#AAC8EB
Lighter +20%#80AEE2
Lighter +10%#5793D8
Darker −10%#2561A4
Darker −20%#1C487A
Darker −30%#123051
Darker −40%#091727
More saturated +25%#1077ED
Less saturated −25%#4F7BAE

Channel breakdown

R47
G121
B205
Red47 (18.4%)
Green121 (47.5%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue211.9°
Saturation (HSL)62.7%
Lightness49.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2F · G 79 · B CD

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