Colour

#2E6DC4

#2E6DC4
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Cornflower blue

#2E6DC4 is a blue with RGB values 46, 109, 196 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

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HEX#2E6DC4

RGBrgb(46, 109, 196)

RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.4275, 0.7686

RGB percentages18%, 42.7%, 76.9%

HSLhsl(214.8, 62%, 47.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(214.8, 76.5%, 76.9%)

CMYK76.5%, 44.4%, 0%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,042,756

CSS custom property--colour: #2E6DC4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15504WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness109.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.12:1

Contrast with white5.12:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#666666

Inverted#D1923B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4075C7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#2267C2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original

Tritanopia#00828Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.1:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.8 Dodgerblue · ΔE 17.9 Royal blue · ΔE 21.1 Dark slateblue · ΔE 23.7 Steel blue · ΔE 24.8 Slate blue · ΔE 26.3

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 15.78, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#C4852E

Analogous#2EB8C4, #3A2EC4

Triadic#C42E6D, #6DC42E

Split complementary#C43A2E, #B8C42E

Tetradic#C42EB8, #C4852E, #2EC43A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#CBDCF3

Lighter +30%#A2C0E9

Lighter +20%#79A4DF

Lighter +10%#4F88D6

Darker −10%#24569B

Darker −20%#1B3F71

Darker −30%#112848

Darker −40%#07111F

More saturated +25%#1068E2

Less saturated −25%#4C72A6

Channel breakdown

R46

G109

B196

Red46 (18%)

Green109 (42.7%)

Blue196 (76.9%)

Hue214.8°

Saturation (HSL)61.98%

Lightness47.45%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2E · G 6D · B C4

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