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Recognised as Colour

#2E5FBF

  • #2E5FBF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#2E5FBF is a blue with RGB values 46, 95, 191 and HSL 220°, 61%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#2E5FBF#2E5FBF
HEX#2E5FBF
RGBrgb(46, 95, 191)
RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.3725, 0.749
RGB percentages18%, 37.3%, 74.9%
HSLhsl(219.7, 61.2%, 46.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.7, 75.9%, 74.9%)
CMYK75.9%, 50.3%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,039,167
CSS custom property--colour: #2E5FBF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12527WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness100.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.99:1
Contrast with white5.99:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5C5C5C
Inverted#D1A040

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#246AC2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#005DBDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original
Tritanopia#007686no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.99:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.51:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 14.4Slate blue · ΔE 18.8Dark slateblue · ΔE 19.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 20.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.4Medium purple · ΔE 23.6
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 14.42, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BF8E2E
Analogous#2EA8BF, #452EBF
Triadic#BF2E5F, #5FBF2E
Split complementary#BF452E, #A7BF2E
Tetradic#BF2EA8, #BF8E2E, #2EBF46

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C7D6F2
Lighter +30%#9EB7E8
Lighter +20%#7599DE
Lighter +10%#4C7AD4
Darker −10%#244B96
Darker −20%#1A366D
Darker −30%#102244
Darker −40%#060D1B
More saturated +25%#1055DD
Less saturated −25%#4C69A1

Channel breakdown

R46
G95
B191
Red46 (18%)
Green95 (37.3%)
Blue191 (74.9%)
Hue219.72°
Saturation (HSL)61.18%
Lightness46.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2E · G 5F · B BF

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