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Colour

#2E79FF

  • #2E79FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#2E79FF is a blue with RGB values 46, 121, 255 and HSL 218°, 100%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#2E79FF#2E79FF
HEX#2E79FF
RGBrgb(46, 121, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.4745, 1
RGB percentages18%, 47.5%, 100%
HSLhsl(218.5, 100%, 59%)
HSV / HSBhsv(218.5, 82%, 100%)
CMYK82%, 52.5%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,045,887
CSS custom property--colour: #2E79FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21476WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness129 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.3:1
Contrast with white3.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.3:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#737373
Inverted#D18600

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#028AFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#0077FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original
Tritanopia#009AB0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 72.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.97:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 9.6Medium slateblue · ΔE 17.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 18.9Slate blue · ΔE 20.3Medium purple · ΔE 25.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 29.7
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 9.56, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFB42E
Analogous#2EE2FF, #4B2EFF
Triadic#FF2E79, #79FF2E
Split complementary#FF4C2E, #E1FF2E
Tetradic#FF2EE2, #FFB42E, #2EFF4C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FAFCFF
Lighter +30%#C7DBFF
Lighter +20%#94BAFF
Lighter +10%#619AFF
Darker −10%#005AFA
Darker −20%#0047C7
Darker −30%#003594
Darker −40%#002361
More saturated +25%#2E79FF
Less saturated −25%#4880E5

Channel breakdown

R46
G121
B255
Red46 (18%)
Green121 (47.5%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue218.47°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness59.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2E · G 79 · B FF

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