Colour

#2E70FF

#2E70FF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Royal blue

#2E70FF is a blue with RGB values 46, 112, 255 and HSL 221°, 100%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#2E70FF#2E70FF

HEX#2E70FF

RGBrgb(46, 112, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.4392, 1

RGB percentages18%, 43.9%, 100%

HSLhsl(221.1, 100%, 59%)

HSV / HSBhsv(221.1, 82%, 100%)

CMYK82%, 56.1%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,043,583

CSS custom property--colour: #2E70FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19389WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness124.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.88:1

Contrast with white4.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.88:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#6C6C6C

Inverted#D18F00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0084FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17 from the original

Deuteranopia#0071FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original

Tritanopia#0094ADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 77.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.31:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 12.8 Medium slateblue · ΔE 15.3 Slate blue · ΔE 20.5 Dodgerblue · ΔE 26.1 Medium purple · ΔE 27.5 Cornflower blue · ΔE 36.5

Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 12.75, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#FFBD2E

Analogous#2ED8FF, #552EFF

Triadic#FF2E70, #70FF2E

Split complementary#FF552E, #D8FF2E

Tetradic#FF2ED8, #FFBD2E, #2EFF55

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FAFCFF

Lighter +30%#C7D9FF

Lighter +20%#94B6FF

Lighter +10%#6193FF

Darker −10%#004FFA

Darker −20%#003FC7

Darker −30%#002F94

Darker −40%#001F61

More saturated +25%#2E70FF

Less saturated −25%#487AE5

Channel breakdown

R46

G112

B255

Red46 (18%)

Green112 (43.9%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue221.05°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness59.02%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2E · G 70 · B FF

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