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Recognised as Colour

#2E50EA

  • #2E50EA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#2E50EA is a blue with RGB values 46, 80, 234 and HSL 229°, 82%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#2E50EA#2E50EA
HEX#2E50EA
RGBrgb(46, 80, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.3137, 0.9176
RGB percentages18%, 31.4%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(229.1, 81.7%, 54.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(229.1, 80.3%, 91.8%)
CMYK80.3%, 65.8%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,035,370
CSS custom property--colour: #2E50EA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12259WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness103.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.08:1
Contrast with white6.08:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#545454
Inverted#D1AF15

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#006BEFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#0059E7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.5 from the original
Tritanopia#007A96no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 84.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.08:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.45:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 18.6Royal blue · ΔE 23.6Slate blue · ΔE 24.1Blue violet · ΔE 27.3Dark orchid · ΔE 30.1Dark blue · ΔE 30.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 18.55, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EAC82E
Analogous#2EAEEA, #6A2EEA
Triadic#EA2E50, #50EA2E
Split complementary#EA6A2E, #AEEA2E
Tetradic#EA2EAE, #EAC82E, #2EEA6A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E7EBFD
Lighter +30%#B9C4F8
Lighter +20%#8B9EF3
Lighter +10%#5C77EF
Darker −10%#1537D0
Darker −20%#102BA2
Darker −30%#0C1E73
Darker −40%#071245
More saturated +25%#1943FF
Less saturated −25%#4B62CD

Channel breakdown

R46
G80
B234
Red46 (18%)
Green80 (31.4%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue229.15°
Saturation (HSL)81.74%
Lightness54.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2E · G 50 · B EA

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