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Recognised as Colour

#2E6EA0

  • #2E6EA0
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#2E6EA0 is a blue with RGB values 46, 110, 160 and HSL 206°, 55%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#2E6EA0#2E6EA0
HEX#2E6EA0
RGBrgb(46, 110, 160)
RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.4314, 0.6275
RGB percentages18%, 43.1%, 62.7%
HSLhsl(206.3, 55.3%, 40.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(206.3, 71.2%, 62.7%)
CMYK71.2%, 31.2%, 0%, 37.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,042,976
CSS custom property--colour: #2E6EA0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14271WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness103.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.45:1
Contrast with white5.45:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#646464
Inverted#D1915F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5770A2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#48659Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.5 from the original
Tritanopia#007A80no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.45:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.85:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 7.9Slate grey · ΔE 23.8Light slate grey · ΔE 24.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 27Deep skyblue · ΔE 32.8Dim grey · ΔE 33.1
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 7.91, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A0602E
Analogous#2EA099, #2E35A0
Triadic#A02E6E, #6EA02E
Split complementary#A02E35, #A0992E
Tetradic#992EA0, #A0602E, #35A02E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B1D0E9
Lighter +30%#8AB9DD
Lighter +20%#62A1D2
Lighter +10%#3A89C7
Darker −10%#235378
Darker −20%#173851
Darker −30%#0C1C29
Darker −40%#000102
More saturated +25%#1471BA
Less saturated −25%#486B86

Channel breakdown

R46
G110
B160
Red46 (18%)
Green110 (43.1%)
Blue160 (62.7%)
Hue206.32°
Saturation (HSL)55.34%
Lightness40.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2E · G 6E · B A0

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