Recognised as Colour

#2E75D7

#2E75D7
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dodgerblue

#2E75D7 is a blue with RGB values 46, 117, 215 and HSL 215°, 68%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

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HEX#2E75D7

RGBrgb(46, 117, 215)

RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.4588, 0.8431

RGB percentages18%, 45.9%, 84.3%

HSLhsl(214.8, 67.9%, 51.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(214.8, 78.6%, 84.3%)

CMYK78.6%, 45.6%, 0%, 15.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,044,823

CSS custom property--colour: #2E75D7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1821WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness118.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.64:1

Contrast with white4.52:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.64:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#6D6D6D

Inverted#D18A28

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#417EDBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5 from the original

Deuteranopia#166FD5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original

Tritanopia#008C9Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 12.1 Cornflower blue · ΔE 14.6 Royal blue · ΔE 16.2 Slate blue · ΔE 23.7 Medium purple · ΔE 25.4 Dark slateblue · ΔE 27.3

Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 12.14, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#D7902E

Analogous#2EC9D7, #3B2ED7

Triadic#D72E75, #75D72E

Split complementary#D73C2E, #C9D72E

Tetradic#D72ECA, #D7902E, #2ED73C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D9E6F8

Lighter +30%#AECAF0

Lighter +20%#84AEE7

Lighter +10%#5991DF

Darker −10%#225EB0

Darker −20%#1A4785

Darker −30%#11305B

Darker −40%#091930

More saturated +25%#0F70F6

Less saturated −25%#4D7AB8

Channel breakdown

R46

G117

B215

Red46 (18%)

Green117 (45.9%)

Blue215 (84.3%)

Hue214.79°

Saturation (HSL)67.87%

Lightness51.18%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2E · G 75 · B D7

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