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Recognised as Colour

#2C8BE2

  • #2C8BE2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#2C8BE2 is a blue with RGB values 44, 139, 226 and HSL 209°, 76%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#2C8BE2#2C8BE2
HEX#2C8BE2
RGBrgb(44, 139, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.5451, 0.8863
RGB percentages17.3%, 54.5%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(208.7, 75.8%, 52.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(208.7, 80.5%, 88.6%)
CMYK80.5%, 38.5%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,919,394
CSS custom property--colour: #2C8BE2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24492WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness133.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.9:1
Contrast with white3.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.9:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7D7D7D
Inverted#D3741D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6191E6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#4480E0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.6 from the original
Tritanopia#00A0ABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.56:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 8.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 13.7Steel blue · ΔE 21.3Deep skyblue · ΔE 27.8Royal blue · ΔE 28.1Medium purple · ΔE 33.7
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 8.53, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E2832C
Analogous#2CE2DE, #2C30E2
Triadic#E22C8B, #8BE22C
Split complementary#E22C30, #E2DE2C
Tetradic#DE2CE2, #E2832C, #30E22C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DFEEFB
Lighter +30%#B3D5F4
Lighter +20%#86BCEE
Lighter +10%#59A4E8
Darker −10%#1A71C1
Darker −20%#145794
Darker −30%#0E3C67
Darker −40%#08223A
More saturated +25%#0F8CFF
Less saturated −25%#4A8AC4

Channel breakdown

R44
G139
B226
Red44 (17.3%)
Green139 (54.5%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue208.68°
Saturation (HSL)75.83%
Lightness52.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2C · G 8B · B E2

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