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Recognised as Colour

#2E70CD

  • #2E70CD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dodgerblue

#2E70CD is a blue with RGB values 46, 112, 205 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 Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#2E70CD#2E70CD
HEX#2E70CD
RGBrgb(46, 112, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.4392, 0.8039
RGB percentages18%, 43.9%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(215.1, 63.3%, 49.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(215.1, 77.6%, 80.4%)
CMYK77.6%, 45.4%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,043,533
CSS custom property--colour: #2E70CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16577WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness113.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.87:1
Contrast with white4.87:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#696969
Inverted#D18F32

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3F79D1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5 from the original
Deuteranopia#1A6ACBno 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 53.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.87:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.32:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 15.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.3Royal blue · ΔE 18Slate blue · ΔE 24.3Dark slateblue · ΔE 25Medium purple · ΔE 26
Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 15.06, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CD8B2E
Analogous#2EBFCD, #3C2ECD
Triadic#CD2E70, #70CD2E
Split complementary#CD3C2E, #BFCD2E
Tetradic#CD2EBF, #CD8B2E, #2ECD3C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D2E1F5
Lighter +30%#A8C4EC
Lighter +20%#7FA8E2
Lighter +10%#558CD9
Darker −10%#2559A3
Darker −20%#1B427A
Darker −30%#122C50
Darker −40%#091526
More saturated +25%#0F6BEC
Less saturated −25%#4D75AE

Channel breakdown

R46
G112
B205
Red46 (18%)
Green112 (43.9%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue215.09°
Saturation (HSL)63.35%
Lightness49.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2E · G 70 · B CD

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