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Recognised as Colour

#2E63B3

  • #2E63B3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#2E63B3 is a blue with RGB values 46, 99, 179 and HSL 216°, 59%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#2E63B3#2E63B3
HEX#2E63B3
RGBrgb(46, 99, 179)
RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.3882, 0.702
RGB percentages18%, 38.8%, 70.2%
HSLhsl(216.1, 59.1%, 44.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(216.1, 74.3%, 70.2%)
CMYK74.3%, 44.7%, 0%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,040,179
CSS custom property--colour: #2E63B3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12759WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness100.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.91:1
Contrast with white5.91:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5E5E5E
Inverted#D19C4C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3B6BB6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#205EB1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original
Tritanopia#007682no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.91:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.55:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.6Dark slateblue · ΔE 20.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 23.2Steel blue · ΔE 23.5Royal blue · ΔE 24.2Slate blue · ΔE 27.6
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 19.64, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B37E2E
Analogous#2EA5B3, #3C2EB3
Triadic#B32E63, #63B32E
Split complementary#B33C2E, #A5B32E
Tetradic#B32EA5, #B37E2E, #2EB33C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BFD2EE
Lighter +30%#96B5E4
Lighter +20%#6D99DA
Lighter +10%#457CCF
Darker −10%#244D8A
Darker −20%#193662
Darker −30%#0F2039
Darker −40%#040911
More saturated +25%#125DCF
Less saturated −25%#4A6997

Channel breakdown

R46
G99
B179
Red46 (18%)
Green99 (38.8%)
Blue179 (70.2%)
Hue216.09°
Saturation (HSL)59.11%
Lightness44.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2E · G 63 · B B3

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