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Recognised as Colour

#2E53FF

  • #2E53FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#2E53FF is a blue with RGB values 46, 83, 255 and HSL 229°, 100%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#2E53FF#2E53FF
HEX#2E53FF
RGBrgb(46, 83, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.3255, 1
RGB percentages18%, 32.5%, 100%
HSLhsl(229.4, 100%, 59%)
HSV / HSBhsv(229.4, 82%, 100%)
CMYK82%, 67.5%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,036,159
CSS custom property--colour: #2E53FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13987WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness110 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.53:1
Contrast with white5.53:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#585858
Inverted#D1AC00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0073FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#005FFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.3 from the original
Tritanopia#0083A3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 91.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.53:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.8:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 25.1Medium slateblue · ΔE 25.2Medium blue · ΔE 26.9Royal blue · ΔE 32.2Dark orchid · ΔE 32.4Slate blue · ΔE 32.8
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 25.06, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFDA2E
Analogous#2EBBFF, #722EFF
Triadic#FF2E53, #53FF2E
Split complementary#FF712E, #BCFF2E
Tetradic#FF2EBB, #FFDA2E, #2EFF71

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FAFBFF
Lighter +30%#C7D1FF
Lighter +20%#94A7FF
Lighter +10%#617DFF
Darker −10%#002CFA
Darker −20%#0023C7
Darker −30%#001A94
Darker −40%#001161
More saturated +25%#2E53FF
Less saturated −25%#4864E5

Channel breakdown

R46
G83
B255
Red46 (18%)
Green83 (32.5%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue229.38°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness59.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2E · G 53 · B FF

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