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Colour

#2D6CC2

  • #2D6CC2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#2D6CC2 is a blue with RGB values 45, 108, 194 and HSL 215°, 62%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#2D6CC2#2D6CC2
HEX#2D6CC2
RGBrgb(45, 108, 194)
RGB (0–1)0.1765, 0.4235, 0.7608
RGB percentages17.6%, 42.4%, 76.1%
HSLhsl(214.6, 62.3%, 46.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(214.6, 76.8%, 76.1%)
CMYK76.8%, 44.3%, 0%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,976,962
CSS custom property--colour: #2D6CC2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15178WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness108.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.2:1
Contrast with white5.2:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#656565
Inverted#D2933D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4074C5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#2266C0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00808Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.2:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.04:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 18.5Royal blue · ΔE 21.6Dark slateblue · ΔE 23.4Steel blue · ΔE 24.4Slate blue · ΔE 26.6
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 16.15, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C2832D
Analogous#2DB6C2, #392DC2
Triadic#C22D6C, #6CC22D
Split complementary#C2392D, #B6C22D
Tetradic#C22DB6, #C2832D, #2DC239

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C9DAF2
Lighter +30%#9FBEE9
Lighter +20%#76A2DF
Lighter +10%#4C86D6
Darker −10%#235599
Darker −20%#1A3E6F
Darker −30%#102746
Darker −40%#07101C
More saturated +25%#0F67E0
Less saturated −25%#4B71A4

Channel breakdown

R45
G108
B194
Red45 (17.6%)
Green108 (42.4%)
Blue194 (76.1%)
Hue214.63°
Saturation (HSL)62.34%
Lightness46.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2D · G 6C · B C2

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