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Recognised as Colour

#2E4DFD

  • #2E4DFD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#2E4DFD is a blue with RGB values 46, 77, 253 and HSL 231°, 98%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#2E4DFD#2E4DFD
HEX#2E4DFD
RGBrgb(46, 77, 253)
RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.302, 0.9922
RGB percentages18%, 30.2%, 99.2%
HSLhsl(231, 98.1%, 58.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231, 81.8%, 99.2%)
CMYK81.8%, 69.6%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,034,621
CSS custom property--colour: #2E4DFD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1298WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness106.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.84:1
Contrast with white5.84:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#535353
Inverted#D1B202

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#006FFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#005BFAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.5 from the original
Tritanopia#007FA0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 93.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.84:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.6:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 23.4Medium blue · ΔE 23.8Medium slateblue · ΔE 27.8Dark violet · ΔE 31.4Dark orchid · ΔE 32.3Dark blue · ΔE 34.8
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 23.44, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FDDE2E
Analogous#2EB4FD, #772EFD
Triadic#FD2E4D, #4DFD2E
Split complementary#FD772E, #B5FD2E
Tetradic#FD2EB4, #FDDE2E, #2EFD76

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F8F9FF
Lighter +30%#C6CEFE
Lighter +20%#93A3FE
Lighter +10%#6178FD
Darker −10%#0227F6
Darker −20%#021FC3
Darker −30%#011791
Darker −40%#010F5E
More saturated +25%#2C4CFF
Less saturated −25%#485FE3

Channel breakdown

R46
G77
B253
Red46 (18%)
Green77 (30.2%)
Blue253 (99.2%)
Hue231.01°
Saturation (HSL)98.1%
Lightness58.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2E · G 4D · B FD

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