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Recognised as Colour

#2E71A8

  • #2E71A8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#2E71A8 is a blue with RGB values 46, 113, 168 and HSL 207°, 57%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#2E71A8#2E71A8
HEX#2E71A8
RGBrgb(46, 113, 168)
RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.4431, 0.6588
RGB percentages18%, 44.3%, 65.9%
HSLhsl(207, 57%, 42%)
HSV / HSBhsv(207, 72.6%, 65.9%)
CMYK72.6%, 32.7%, 0%, 34.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,043,752
CSS custom property--colour: #2E71A8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15218WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness106.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.19:1
Contrast with white5.19:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#676767
Inverted#D18E57

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5873AAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#4768A7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.1 from the original
Tritanopia#007E85no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.19:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.04:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 7.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.1Slate grey · ΔE 25.9Light slate grey · ΔE 26.4Deep skyblue · ΔE 31.5Dark slateblue · ΔE 32.8
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 7.56, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A8652E
Analogous#2EA8A2, #2E34A8
Triadic#A82E71, #71A82E
Split complementary#A82E34, #A8A22E
Tetradic#A22EA8, #A8652E, #34A82E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B7D4EB
Lighter +30%#8FBCE0
Lighter +20%#67A3D5
Lighter +10%#3F8BCA
Darker −10%#235680
Darker −20%#183B58
Darker −30%#0D2030
Darker −40%#020508
More saturated +25%#1374C3
Less saturated −25%#496E8D

Channel breakdown

R46
G113
B168
Red46 (18%)
Green113 (44.3%)
Blue168 (65.9%)
Hue207.05°
Saturation (HSL)57.01%
Lightness41.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2E · G 71 · B A8

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