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Recognised as Colour

#2E5ABE

  • #2E5ABE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#2E5ABE is a blue with RGB values 46, 90, 190 and HSL 222°, 61%, 46%. 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

#2E5ABE#2E5ABE
HEX#2E5ABE
RGBrgb(46, 90, 190)
RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.3529, 0.7451
RGB percentages18%, 35.3%, 74.5%
HSLhsl(221.7, 61%, 46.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.7, 75.8%, 74.5%)
CMYK75.8%, 52.6%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,037,886
CSS custom property--colour: #2E5ABE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11611WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness97.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.32:1
Contrast with white6.32:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#585858
Inverted#D1A541

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1367C2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#0059BCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original
Tritanopia#007283no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.32:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.32:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 12.4Slate blue · ΔE 16.2Dark slateblue · ΔE 18.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 22.5Medium purple · ΔE 22.7Medium slateblue · ΔE 25
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 12.4, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BE922E
Analogous#2EA2BE, #4A2EBE
Triadic#BE2E5A, #5ABE2E
Split complementary#BE4A2E, #A2BE2E
Tetradic#BE2EA2, #BE922E, #2EBE4A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C7D4F1
Lighter +30%#9EB4E7
Lighter +20%#7595DD
Lighter +10%#4B75D4
Darker −10%#244795
Darker −20%#1A336C
Darker −30%#102043
Darker −40%#060C1A
More saturated +25%#114FDB
Less saturated −25%#4C65A1

Channel breakdown

R46
G90
B190
Red46 (18%)
Green90 (35.3%)
Blue190 (74.5%)
Hue221.67°
Saturation (HSL)61.02%
Lightness46.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2E · G 5A · B BE

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