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Colour

#2E50D8

  • #2E50D8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#2E50D8 is a blue with RGB values 46, 80, 216 and HSL 228°, 69%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#2E50D8#2E50D8
HEX#2E50D8
RGBrgb(46, 80, 216)
RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.3137, 0.8471
RGB percentages18%, 31.4%, 84.7%
HSLhsl(228, 68.5%, 51.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(228, 78.7%, 84.7%)
CMYK78.7%, 63%, 0%, 15.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,035,352
CSS custom property--colour: #2E50D8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11276WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness98.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.45:1
Contrast with white6.45:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#535353
Inverted#D1AF27

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0067DCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#0056D5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00748Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 76 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.45:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.26:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 14.9Royal blue · ΔE 15.1Slate blue · ΔE 16Medium purple · ΔE 27.2Rebecca purple · ΔE 27.4Dark blue · ΔE 29.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 14.88, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D8B62E
Analogous#2EA5D8, #612ED8
Triadic#D82E50, #50D82E
Split complementary#D8612E, #A5D82E
Tetradic#D82EA5, #D8B62E, #2ED861

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DAE0F8
Lighter +30%#AFBCF0
Lighter +20%#8498E8
Lighter +10%#5974E0
Darker −10%#213EB2
Darker −20%#192F87
Darker −30%#11205C
Darker −40%#091131
More saturated +25%#0F3DF7
Less saturated −25%#4D63B9

Channel breakdown

R46
G80
B216
Red46 (18%)
Green80 (31.4%)
Blue216 (84.7%)
Hue228°
Saturation (HSL)68.55%
Lightness51.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2E · G 50 · B D8

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