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Recognised as Colour

#2E7CE4

  • #2E7CE4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dodgerblue

#2E7CE4 is a blue with RGB values 46, 124, 228 and HSL 214°, 77%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#2E7CE4#2E7CE4
HEX#2E7CE4
RGBrgb(46, 124, 228)
RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.4863, 0.8941
RGB percentages18%, 48.6%, 89.4%
HSLhsl(214.3, 77.1%, 53.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(214.3, 79.8%, 89.4%)
CMYK79.8%, 45.6%, 0%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,046,628
CSS custom property--colour: #2E7CE4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20598WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness124.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.12:1
Contrast with white4.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.12:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#737373
Inverted#D1831B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4486E8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#1376E2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original
Tritanopia#0095A5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.1:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 8.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 14.4Royal blue · ΔE 15Slate blue · ΔE 23.9Medium purple · ΔE 25.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 28.4
Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 8.59, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E4962E
Analogous#2ED7E4, #3B2EE4
Triadic#E42E7C, #7CE42E
Split complementary#E43B2E, #D7E42E
Tetradic#E42ED7, #E4962E, #2EE43B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E3EDFB
Lighter +30%#B5D1F6
Lighter +20%#88B5F0
Lighter +10%#5B98EA
Darker −10%#1A63C5
Darker −20%#144D98
Darker −30%#0E366B
Darker −40%#081F3E
More saturated +25%#1378FF
Less saturated −25%#4C80C6

Channel breakdown

R46
G124
B228
Red46 (18%)
Green124 (48.6%)
Blue228 (89.4%)
Hue214.29°
Saturation (HSL)77.12%
Lightness53.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2E · G 7C · B E4

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