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Recognised as Colour

#2E69C6

  • #2E69C6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#2E69C6 is a blue with RGB values 46, 105, 198 and HSL 217°, 62%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#2E69C6#2E69C6
HEX#2E69C6
RGBrgb(46, 105, 198)
RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.4118, 0.7765
RGB percentages18%, 41.2%, 77.6%
HSLhsl(216.7, 62.3%, 47.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(216.7, 76.8%, 77.6%)
CMYK76.8%, 47%, 0%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,041,734
CSS custom property--colour: #2E69C6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14761WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness107.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.31:1
Contrast with white5.31:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#636363
Inverted#D19639

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3673C9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#0965C4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original
Tritanopia#007F8Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.31:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.95:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 16.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 17.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.9Dark slateblue · ΔE 22.3Slate blue · ΔE 22.4Medium purple · ΔE 25.1
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 16.9, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C68B2E
Analogous#2EB5C6, #3F2EC6
Triadic#C62E69, #69C62E
Split complementary#C63F2E, #B5C62E
Tetradic#C62EB5, #C68B2E, #2EC63F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CDDCF3
Lighter +30%#A3BFEA
Lighter +20%#7AA2E0
Lighter +10%#5185D6
Darker −10%#24539D
Darker −20%#1B3D73
Darker −30%#11274A
Darker −40%#081120
More saturated +25%#1062E4
Less saturated −25%#4D70A8

Channel breakdown

R46
G105
B198
Red46 (18%)
Green105 (41.2%)
Blue198 (77.6%)
Hue216.71°
Saturation (HSL)62.3%
Lightness47.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2E · G 69 · B C6

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