Recognised as Colour

#2E75FE

#2E75FE
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Royal blue

#2E75FE is a blue with RGB values 46, 117, 254 and HSL 220°, 99%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#2E75FE#2E75FE

HEX#2E75FE

RGBrgb(46, 117, 254)

RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.4588, 0.9961

RGB percentages18%, 45.9%, 99.6%

HSLhsl(219.5, 99%, 58.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(219.5, 81.9%, 99.6%)

CMYK81.9%, 53.9%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,044,862

CSS custom property--colour: #2E75FE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20459WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness126.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.09:1

Contrast with white4.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.09:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#707070

Inverted#D18A01

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0087FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15 from the original

Deuteranopia#0074FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original

Tritanopia#0097AEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 74.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.12:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 10 Medium slateblue · ΔE 16.3 Slate blue · ΔE 19.9 Dodgerblue · ΔE 21.6 Medium purple · ΔE 26 Cornflower blue · ΔE 32.2

Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 10.05, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#FEB72E

Analogous#2EDDFE, #4F2EFE

Triadic#FE2E75, #75FE2E

Split complementary#FE4F2E, #DDFE2E

Tetradic#FE2EDD, #FEB72E, #2EFE4F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F9FBFF

Lighter +30%#C6DAFF

Lighter +20%#94B8FE

Lighter +10%#6197FE

Darker −10%#0155F8

Darker −20%#0144C5

Darker −30%#013292

Darker −40%#002160

More saturated +25%#2D75FF

Less saturated −25%#487DE4

Channel breakdown

R46

G117

B254

Red46 (18%)

Green117 (45.9%)

Blue254 (99.6%)

Hue219.52°

Saturation (HSL)99.05%

Lightness58.82%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2E · G 75 · B FE

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