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Recognised as Colour

#2E71DA

  • #2E71DA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#2E71DA is a blue with RGB values 46, 113, 218 and HSL 217°, 70%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#2E71DA#2E71DA
HEX#2E71DA
RGBrgb(46, 113, 218)
RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.4431, 0.8549
RGB percentages18%, 44.3%, 85.5%
HSLhsl(216.6, 69.9%, 51.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(216.6, 78.9%, 85.5%)
CMYK78.9%, 48.2%, 0%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,043,802
CSS custom property--colour: #2E71DA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17453WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness116.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.68:1
Contrast with white4.68:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6A6A6A
Inverted#D18E25

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#347CDEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#006DD8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original
Tritanopia#008A9Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.68:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.49:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 11.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 12.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.2Slate blue · ΔE 20Medium purple · ΔE 23.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 25.5
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 11.35, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DA972E
Analogous#2EC7DA, #412EDA
Triadic#DA2E71, #71DA2E
Split complementary#DA412E, #C7DA2E
Tetradic#DA2EC7, #DA972E, #2EDA41

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DBE7F9
Lighter +30%#B0C9F1
Lighter +20%#85ACE9
Lighter +10%#598EE2
Darker −10%#205AB5
Darker −20%#18448A
Darker −30%#112F5E
Darker −40%#091933
More saturated +25%#0F6AF9
Less saturated −25%#4D78BB

Channel breakdown

R46
G113
B218
Red46 (18%)
Green113 (44.3%)
Blue218 (85.5%)
Hue216.63°
Saturation (HSL)69.92%
Lightness51.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2E · G 71 · B DA

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