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Colour

#2E75FF

  • #2E75FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#2E75FF is a blue with RGB values 46, 117, 255 and HSL 220°, 100%, 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

#2E75FF#2E75FF
HEX#2E75FF
RGBrgb(46, 117, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.4588, 1
RGB percentages18%, 45.9%, 100%
HSLhsl(219.6, 100%, 59%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.6, 82%, 100%)
CMYK82%, 54.1%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,044,863
CSS custom property--colour: #2E75FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20523WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness126.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.1:1
Contrast with white4.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.1:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#707070
Inverted#D18A00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0087FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#0074FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Tritanopia#0097AFno 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 text4.11:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.1:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 10.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 16.2Slate blue · ΔE 20.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 22.1Medium purple · ΔE 26.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 32.7
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 10.51, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFB82E
Analogous#2EDEFF, #502EFF
Triadic#FF2E75, #75FF2E
Split complementary#FF4F2E, #DEFF2E
Tetradic#FF2EDD, #FFB82E, #2EFF4F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FAFCFF
Lighter +30%#C7DAFF
Lighter +20%#94B8FF
Lighter +10%#6197FF
Darker −10%#0055FA
Darker −20%#0044C7
Darker −30%#003294
Darker −40%#002161
More saturated +25%#2E75FF
Less saturated −25%#487DE5

Channel breakdown

R46
G117
B255
Red46 (18%)
Green117 (45.9%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue219.62°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness59.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2E · G 75 · B FF

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