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Recognised as Colour

#2E65E2

  • #2E65E2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#2E65E2 is a blue with RGB values 46, 101, 226 and HSL 222°, 76%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#2E65E2#2E65E2
HEX#2E65E2
RGBrgb(46, 101, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.3961, 0.8863
RGB percentages18%, 39.6%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(221.7, 75.6%, 53.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.7, 79.6%, 88.6%)
CMYK79.6%, 55.3%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,040,738
CSS custom property--colour: #2E65E2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15379WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness111.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.15:1
Contrast with white5.15:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#626262
Inverted#D19A1D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0076E6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#0065E0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original
Tritanopia#00849Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 69 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.15:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.08:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 3.8Slate blue · ΔE 14.1Medium slateblue · ΔE 15.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 22.2Medium purple · ΔE 22.7Rebecca purple · ΔE 29.8
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 3.81, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E2AB2E
Analogous#2EBFE2, #512EE2
Triadic#E22E65, #65E22E
Split complementary#E2512E, #BFE22E
Tetradic#E22EBF, #E2AB2E, #2EE251

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E1E9FB
Lighter +30%#B4C8F5
Lighter +20%#88A7EE
Lighter +10%#5B86E8
Darker −10%#1B4EC2
Darker −20%#153C95
Darker −30%#0F2A69
Darker −40%#08183C
More saturated +25%#115AFF
Less saturated −25%#4C71C4

Channel breakdown

R46
G101
B226
Red46 (18%)
Green101 (39.6%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue221.67°
Saturation (HSL)75.63%
Lightness53.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2E · G 65 · B E2

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