Recognised as Colour

#2E73CE

#2E73CE
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Cornflower blue

#2E73CE is a blue with RGB values 46, 115, 206 and HSL 214°, 63%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

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HEX#2E73CE

RGBrgb(46, 115, 206)

RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.451, 0.8078

RGB percentages18%, 45.1%, 80.8%

HSLhsl(214.1, 63.5%, 49.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(214.1, 77.7%, 80.8%)

CMYK77.7%, 44.2%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,044,302

CSS custom property--colour: #2E73CE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17299WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness115 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.71:1

Contrast with white4.71:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#6B6B6B

Inverted#D18C31

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#447BD1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#236DCCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original

Tritanopia#008996no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.46:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 13.9 Dodgerblue · ΔE 14.8 Royal blue · ΔE 19.8 Steel blue · ΔE 25.9 Slate blue · ΔE 26 Dark slateblue · ΔE 26.1

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 13.92, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CE892E

Analogous#2EC3CE, #392ECE

Triadic#CE2E73, #73CE2E

Split complementary#CE392E, #C3CE2E

Tetradic#CE2EC3, #CE892E, #2ECE39

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D3E2F5

Lighter +30%#A9C6EC

Lighter +20%#7FAAE3

Lighter +10%#568ED9

Darker −10%#255CA4

Darker −20%#1B447B

Darker −30%#122D51

Darker −40%#091627

More saturated +25%#0F6FEE

Less saturated −25%#4E77AF

Channel breakdown

R46

G115

B206

Red46 (18%)

Green115 (45.1%)

Blue206 (80.8%)

Hue214.13°

Saturation (HSL)63.49%

Lightness49.41%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2E · G 73 · B CE

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