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Recognised as Colour

#2E6ECD

  • #2E6ECD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dodgerblue

#2E6ECD is a blue with RGB values 46, 110, 205 and HSL 216°, 63%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#2E6ECD#2E6ECD
HEX#2E6ECD
RGBrgb(46, 110, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.4314, 0.8039
RGB percentages18%, 43.1%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(215.8, 63.3%, 49.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(215.8, 77.6%, 80.4%)
CMYK77.6%, 46.3%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,043,021
CSS custom property--colour: #2E6ECD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1614WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness111.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.97:1
Contrast with white4.97:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#676767
Inverted#D19132

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3B78D1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#1069CBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original
Tritanopia#008593no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.97:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.23:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 15.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.4Royal blue · ΔE 16.5Slate blue · ΔE 22.9Dark slateblue · ΔE 24.4Medium purple · ΔE 25.2
Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 15.21, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CD8D2E
Analogous#2EBECD, #3D2ECD
Triadic#CD2E6E, #6ECD2E
Split complementary#CD3E2E, #BECD2E
Tetradic#CD2EBE, #CD8D2E, #2ECD3E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D2E0F5
Lighter +30%#A8C3EC
Lighter +20%#7FA7E2
Lighter +10%#558AD9
Darker −10%#2558A3
Darker −20%#1B417A
Darker −30%#122B50
Darker −40%#091526
More saturated +25%#0F68EC
Less saturated −25%#4D74AE

Channel breakdown

R46
G110
B205
Red46 (18%)
Green110 (43.1%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue215.85°
Saturation (HSL)63.35%
Lightness49.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2E · G 6E · B CD

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