Recognised as Colour

#2E7BF2

#2E7BF2
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Royal blue

#2E7BF2 is a blue with RGB values 46, 123, 242 and HSL 216°, 88%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

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HEX#2E7BF2

RGBrgb(46, 123, 242)

RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.4824, 0.949

RGB percentages18%, 48.2%, 94.9%

HSLhsl(216.4, 88.3%, 56.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(216.4, 81%, 94.9%)

CMYK81%, 49.2%, 0%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,046,386

CSS custom property--colour: #2E7BF2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21158WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness127.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.23:1

Contrast with white4.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.23:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#737373

Inverted#D1840D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3188F6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#0077F0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original

Tritanopia#0098ABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 65.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.01:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 8.9 Dodgerblue · ΔE 11.5 Slate blue · ΔE 20.5 Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.5 Medium slateblue · ΔE 22 Medium purple · ΔE 24

Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 8.95, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#F2A52E

Analogous#2EDDF2, #432EF2

Triadic#F22E7B, #7BF22E

Split complementary#F2432E, #DDF22E

Tetradic#F22EDD, #F2A52E, #2EF243

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EEF4FE

Lighter +30%#BED6FB

Lighter +20%#8EB8F8

Lighter +10%#5E99F5

Darker −10%#0E60DF

Darker −20%#0B4BAF

Darker −30%#08377F

Darker −40%#05224F

More saturated +25%#2178FF

Less saturated −25%#4A81D6

Channel breakdown

R46

G123

B242

Red46 (18%)

Green123 (48.2%)

Blue242 (94.9%)

Hue216.43°

Saturation (HSL)88.29%

Lightness56.47%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2E · G 7B · B F2

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