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Colour

#2D95ED

  • #2D95ED
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#2D95ED is a blue with RGB values 45, 149, 237 and HSL 208°, 84%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#2D95ED#2D95ED
HEX#2D95ED
RGBrgb(45, 149, 237)
RGB (0–1)0.1765, 0.5843, 0.9294
RGB percentages17.6%, 58.4%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(207.5, 84.2%, 55.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(207.5, 81%, 92.9%)
CMYK81%, 37.1%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,987,501
CSS custom property--colour: #2D95ED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28167WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness141.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.63:1
Contrast with white3.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.63:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#858585
Inverted#D26A12

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6B9AF1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#4E89EBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.2 from the original
Tritanopia#00AAB6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.17:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 8.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 13.9Steel blue · ΔE 22.3Deep skyblue · ΔE 24.8Royal blue · ΔE 30.5Light skyblue · ΔE 33.3
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 8.74, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ED852D
Analogous#2DEDE5, #2D35ED
Triadic#ED2D95, #95ED2D
Split complementary#ED2D35, #EDE52D
Tetradic#E52DED, #ED852D, #35ED2D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E9F4FD
Lighter +30%#BADCF9
Lighter +20%#8BC4F5
Lighter +10%#5CADF1
Darker −10%#127CD5
Darker −20%#0E60A6
Darker −30%#0A4577
Darker −40%#062A48
More saturated +25%#1B96FF
Less saturated −25%#4A93D1

Channel breakdown

R45
G149
B237
Red45 (17.6%)
Green149 (58.4%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue207.5°
Saturation (HSL)84.21%
Lightness55.29%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2D · G 95 · B ED

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