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Recognised as Colour

#2E70CC

  • #2E70CC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#2E70CC is a blue with RGB values 46, 112, 204 and HSL 215°, 63%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#2E70CC#2E70CC
HEX#2E70CC
RGBrgb(46, 112, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.4392, 0.8
RGB percentages18%, 43.9%, 80%
HSLhsl(214.9, 63.2%, 49%)
HSV / HSBhsv(214.9, 77.5%, 80%)
CMYK77.5%, 45.1%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,043,532
CSS custom property--colour: #2E70CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16529WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness112.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.88:1
Contrast with white4.88:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#696969
Inverted#D18F33

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4079CFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#1C6ACAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original
Tritanopia#008694no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.88:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.31:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 15.4Royal blue · ΔE 18.6Slate blue · ΔE 24.7Dark slateblue · ΔE 24.9Medium purple · ΔE 26.3
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 15.11, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CC8A2E
Analogous#2EBFCC, #3B2ECC
Triadic#CC2E70, #70CC2E
Split complementary#CC3B2E, #BFCC2E
Tetradic#CC2EBF, #CC8A2E, #2ECC3B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D1E0F5
Lighter +30%#A8C4EB
Lighter +20%#7EA8E2
Lighter +10%#548CD9
Darker −10%#2559A2
Darker −20%#1B4279
Darker −30%#122B4F
Darker −40%#081526
More saturated +25%#0F6BEB
Less saturated −25%#4D75AD

Channel breakdown

R46
G112
B204
Red46 (18%)
Green112 (43.9%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue214.94°
Saturation (HSL)63.2%
Lightness49.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2E · G 70 · B CC

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