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Recognised as Colour

#2E6DC3

  • #2E6DC3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#2E6DC3 is a blue with RGB values 46, 109, 195 and HSL 215°, 62%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#2E6DC3#2E6DC3
HEX#2E6DC3
RGBrgb(46, 109, 195)
RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.4275, 0.7647
RGB percentages18%, 42.7%, 76.5%
HSLhsl(214.6, 61.8%, 47.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(214.6, 76.4%, 76.5%)
CMYK76.4%, 44.1%, 0%, 23.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,042,755
CSS custom property--colour: #2E6DC3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15458WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness109.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.13:1
Contrast with white5.13:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#666666
Inverted#D1923C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4175C6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#2467C1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00818Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.13:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.09:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 18.2Royal blue · ΔE 21.7Dark slateblue · ΔE 23.7Steel blue · ΔE 24.2Slate blue · ΔE 26.7
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 15.76, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C3842E
Analogous#2EB7C3, #3A2EC3
Triadic#C32E6D, #6DC32E
Split complementary#C33A2E, #B7C32E
Tetradic#C32EB7, #C3842E, #2EC33A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CADBF3
Lighter +30%#A1BFE9
Lighter +20%#78A4DF
Lighter +10%#4F88D5
Darker −10%#24569A
Darker −20%#1B3F70
Darker −30%#112847
Darker −40%#07111E
More saturated +25%#1068E1
Less saturated −25%#4C72A5

Channel breakdown

R46
G109
B195
Red46 (18%)
Green109 (42.7%)
Blue195 (76.5%)
Hue214.63°
Saturation (HSL)61.83%
Lightness47.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2E · G 6D · B C3

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