Colour

#2E5EFF

#2E5EFF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium slateblue

#2E5EFF is a blue with RGB values 46, 94, 255 and HSL 226°, 100%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#2E5EFF#2E5EFF

HEX#2E5EFF

RGBrgb(46, 94, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.3686, 1

RGB percentages18%, 36.9%, 100%

HSLhsl(226.2, 100%, 59%)

HSV / HSBhsv(226.2, 82%, 100%)

CMYK82%, 63.1%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,038,975

CSS custom property--colour: #2E5EFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15806WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness115 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.05:1

Contrast with white5.05:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5F5F5F

Inverted#D1A100

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0079FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#0065FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.9 from the original

Tritanopia#0089A6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 86.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.16:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 19.3 Royal blue · ΔE 24.5 Slate blue · ΔE 26.9 Blue violet · ΔE 29.6 Dark orchid · ΔE 33.4 Medium blue · ΔE 34.1

Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 19.34, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#FFCF2E

Analogous#2EC6FF, #672EFF

Triadic#FF2E5E, #5EFF2E

Split complementary#FF672E, #C6FF2E

Tetradic#FF2EC6, #FFCF2E, #2EFF67

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FAFBFF

Lighter +30%#C7D4FF

Lighter +20%#94ADFF

Lighter +10%#6185FF

Darker −10%#0039FA

Darker −20%#002EC7

Darker −30%#002294

Darker −40%#001661

More saturated +25%#2E5EFF

Less saturated −25%#486CE5

Channel breakdown

R46

G94

B255

Red46 (18%)

Green94 (36.9%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue226.22°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness59.02%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2E · G 5E · B FF

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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