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Recognised as Colour

#2E72D2

  • #2E72D2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dodgerblue

#2E72D2 is a blue with RGB values 46, 114, 210 and HSL 215°, 65%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#2E72D2#2E72D2
HEX#2E72D2
RGBrgb(46, 114, 210)
RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.4471, 0.8235
RGB percentages18%, 44.7%, 82.4%
HSLhsl(215.1, 64.6%, 50.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(215.1, 78.1%, 82.4%)
CMYK78.1%, 45.7%, 0%, 17.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,044,050
CSS custom property--colour: #2E72D2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17269WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness115.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.72:1
Contrast with white4.72:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6A6A6A
Inverted#D18D2D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3F7BD6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5 from the original
Deuteranopia#166CD0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original
Tritanopia#008998no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.72:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.45:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 13.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.1Royal blue · ΔE 16.6Slate blue · ΔE 23.6Medium purple · ΔE 25.5Dark slateblue · ΔE 26
Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 13.62, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D28E2E
Analogous#2EC4D2, #3C2ED2
Triadic#D22E72, #72D22E
Split complementary#D23C2E, #C4D22E
Tetradic#D22EC4, #D28E2E, #2ED23C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D6E3F6
Lighter +30%#ACC7ED
Lighter +20%#82ABE4
Lighter +10%#588EDB
Darker −10%#245BA9
Darker −20%#1B457F
Darker −30%#122E55
Darker −40%#09172B
More saturated +25%#0E6DF2
Less saturated −25%#4E77B2

Channel breakdown

R46
G114
B210
Red46 (18%)
Green114 (44.7%)
Blue210 (82.4%)
Hue215.12°
Saturation (HSL)64.57%
Lightness50.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2E · G 72 · B D2

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