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Recognised as Colour

#2E80DC

  • #2E80DC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#2E80DC is a blue with RGB values 46, 128, 220 and HSL 212°, 71%, 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

#2E80DC#2E80DC
HEX#2E80DC
RGBrgb(46, 128, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.502, 0.8627
RGB percentages18%, 50.2%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(211.7, 71.3%, 52.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(211.7, 79.1%, 86.3%)
CMYK79.1%, 41.8%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,047,644
CSS custom property--colour: #2E80DC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21186WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness125.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.24:1
Contrast with white4.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.24:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#757575
Inverted#D17F23

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5287E0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#3378DAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.8 from the original
Tritanopia#0096A3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.2 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 text5.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 10Dodgerblue · ΔE 11.5Royal blue · ΔE 22.3Steel blue · ΔE 24.8Medium purple · ΔE 29.3Slate blue · ΔE 29.5
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 10.03, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DC8A2E
Analogous#2ED7DC, #332EDC
Triadic#DC2E80, #80DC2E
Split complementary#DC332E, #D7DC2E
Tetradic#DC2ED7, #DC8A2E, #2EDC33

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DDEAF9
Lighter +30%#B1D0F2
Lighter +20%#85B5EB
Lighter +10%#5A9BE3
Darker −10%#1F67B8
Darker −20%#184F8C
Darker −30%#103661
Darker −40%#091E35
More saturated +25%#107EFB
Less saturated −25%#4D82BE

Channel breakdown

R46
G128
B220
Red46 (18%)
Green128 (50.2%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue211.72°
Saturation (HSL)71.31%
Lightness52.16%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2E · G 80 · B DC

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