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Recognised as Colour

#3079D9

  • #3079D9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dodgerblue

#3079D9 is a blue with RGB values 48, 121, 217 and HSL 214°, 69%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#3079D9#3079D9
HEX#3079D9
RGBrgb(48, 121, 217)
RGB (0–1)0.1882, 0.4745, 0.851
RGB percentages18.8%, 47.5%, 85.1%
HSLhsl(214.1, 69%, 52%)
HSV / HSBhsv(214.1, 77.9%, 85.1%)
CMYK77.9%, 44.2%, 0%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,176,921
CSS custom property--colour: #3079D9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19313WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness121 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.86:1
Contrast with white4.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.86:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#707070
Inverted#CF8626

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4782DDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5 from the original
Deuteranopia#2472D7no 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 54.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.32:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 11.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 12.7Royal blue · ΔE 18.2Slate blue · ΔE 25.6Medium purple · ΔE 26.5Steel blue · 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#D99030
Analogous#30CED9, #3B30D9
Triadic#D93079, #79D930
Split complementary#D93B30, #CED930
Tetradic#D930CE, #D99030, #30D93B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DCE9F9
Lighter +30%#B1CDF1
Lighter +20%#86B1E9
Lighter +10%#5B95E1
Darker −10%#2161B5
Darker −20%#194A8A
Darker −30%#11335F
Darker −40%#091C34
More saturated +25%#1175F8
Less saturated −25%#4F7DBA

Channel breakdown

R48
G121
B217
Red48 (18.8%)
Green121 (47.5%)
Blue217 (85.1%)
Hue214.08°
Saturation (HSL)68.98%
Lightness51.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 30 · G 79 · B D9

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