Colour

#2E55D2

#2E55D2
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Royal blue

#2E55D2 is a blue with RGB values 46, 85, 210 and HSL 226°, 65%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

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HEX#2E55D2

RGBrgb(46, 85, 210)

RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.3333, 0.8235

RGB percentages18%, 33.3%, 82.4%

HSLhsl(225.7, 64.6%, 50.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(225.7, 78.1%, 82.4%)

CMYK78.1%, 59.5%, 0%, 17.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,036,626

CSS custom property--colour: #2E55D2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11731WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness99.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.28:1

Contrast with white6.28:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#565656

Inverted#D1AA2D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0068D6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15 from the original

Deuteranopia#0059D0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6 from the original

Tritanopia#00758Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 70.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.35:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 9.2 Slate blue · ΔE 12.3 Medium slateblue · ΔE 15.2 Medium purple · ΔE 23.7 Rebecca purple · ΔE 25.3 Dark slateblue · ΔE 28.5

Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 9.18, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#D2AB2E

Analogous#2EA7D2, #592ED2

Triadic#D22E55, #55D22E

Split complementary#D2592E, #A7D22E

Tetradic#D22EA7, #D2AB2E, #2ED259

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#D6DEF6

Lighter +30%#ACBBED

Lighter +20%#8299E4

Lighter +10%#5877DB

Darker −10%#2444A9

Darker −20%#1B337F

Darker −30%#122255

Darker −40%#09112B

More saturated +25%#0E44F2

Less saturated −25%#4E66B2

Channel breakdown

R46

G85

B210

Red46 (18%)

Green85 (33.3%)

Blue210 (82.4%)

Hue225.73°

Saturation (HSL)64.57%

Lightness50.2%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2E · G 55 · B D2

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