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Recognised as Colour

#2E6CF3

  • #2E6CF3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#2E6CF3 is a blue with RGB values 46, 108, 243 and HSL 221°, 89%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#2E6CF3#2E6CF3
HEX#2E6CF3
RGBrgb(46, 108, 243)
RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.4235, 0.9529
RGB percentages18%, 42.4%, 95.3%
HSLhsl(221.1, 89.1%, 56.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.1, 81.1%, 95.3%)
CMYK81.1%, 55.6%, 0%, 4.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,042,547
CSS custom property--colour: #2E6CF3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17777WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness119.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.61:1
Contrast with white4.61:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.56:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#696969
Inverted#D1930C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#007EF8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#006CF0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original
Tritanopia#008EA5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 73.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.61:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 8.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 14.7Slate blue · ΔE 17.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 23.6Medium purple · ΔE 25Cornflower blue · ΔE 33.4
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 8.43, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F3B52E
Analogous#2ECEF3, #532EF3
Triadic#F32E6C, #6CF32E
Split complementary#F3532E, #CEF32E
Tetradic#F32ECE, #F3B52E, #2EF353

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EFF4FE
Lighter +30%#BFD2FB
Lighter +20%#8EB0F9
Lighter +10%#5E8EF6
Darker −10%#0D50E1
Darker −20%#0A3FB1
Darker −30%#072E81
Darker −40%#051C50
More saturated +25%#2268FF
Less saturated −25%#4A76D7

Channel breakdown

R46
G108
B243
Red46 (18%)
Green108 (42.4%)
Blue243 (95.3%)
Hue221.12°
Saturation (HSL)89.14%
Lightness56.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2E · G 6C · B F3

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