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Recognised as Colour

#2E7FDD

  • #2E7FDD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#2E7FDD is a blue with RGB values 46, 127, 221 and HSL 212°, 72%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#2E7FDD#2E7FDD
HEX#2E7FDD
RGBrgb(46, 127, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.498, 0.8667
RGB percentages18%, 49.8%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(212.2, 72%, 52.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(212.2, 79.2%, 86.7%)
CMYK79.2%, 42.5%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,047,389
CSS custom property--colour: #2E7FDD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2098WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness125.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.2:1
Contrast with white4.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.2:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#757575
Inverted#D18022

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5087E1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#2E77DBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.5 from the original
Tritanopia#0095A3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.04:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 10.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 10.8Royal blue · ΔE 21Steel blue · ΔE 26.1Slate blue · ΔE 28.4Medium purple · ΔE 28.5
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 10.58, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DD8C2E
Analogous#2ED6DD, #352EDD
Triadic#DD2E7F, #7FDD2E
Split complementary#DD352E, #D6DD2E
Tetradic#DD2ED6, #DD8C2E, #2EDD35

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DDEAFA
Lighter +30%#B2D0F2
Lighter +20%#86B5EB
Lighter +10%#5A9AE4
Darker −10%#1E66BA
Darker −20%#174E8E
Darker −30%#103662
Darker −40%#091E36
More saturated +25%#107DFB
Less saturated −25%#4C81BF

Channel breakdown

R46
G127
B221
Red46 (18%)
Green127 (49.8%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue212.23°
Saturation (HSL)72.02%
Lightness52.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2E · G 7F · B DD

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