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Colour

#2E45FF

  • #2E45FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#2E45FF is a blue with RGB values 46, 69, 255 and HSL 233°, 100%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#2E45FF#2E45FF
HEX#2E45FF
RGBrgb(46, 69, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.2706, 1
RGB percentages18%, 27.1%, 100%
HSLhsl(233.4, 100%, 59%)
HSV / HSBhsv(233.4, 82%, 100%)
CMYK82%, 72.9%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,032,575
CSS custom property--colour: #2E45FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12057WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness104.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.16:1
Contrast with white6.16:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4E4E4E
Inverted#D1BA00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#006CFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#0057FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.8 from the original
Tritanopia#007C9Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 98.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.16:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.41:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 19.4Blue violet · ΔE 22.4Blue · ΔE 28.5Dark violet · ΔE 29.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 33.4Dark orchid · ΔE 33.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 19.45, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFE82E
Analogous#2EADFF, #802EFF
Triadic#FF2E45, #45FF2E
Split complementary#FF802E, #ADFF2E
Tetradic#FF2EAD, #FFE82E, #2EFF80

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FAFBFF
Lighter +30%#C7CDFF
Lighter +20%#94A0FF
Lighter +10%#6172FF
Darker −10%#001CFA
Darker −20%#0016C7
Darker −30%#001094
Darker −40%#000B61
More saturated +25%#2E45FF
Less saturated −25%#4859E5

Channel breakdown

R46
G69
B255
Red46 (18%)
Green69 (27.1%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue233.4°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness59.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2E · G 45 · B FF

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