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Recognised as Colour

#2E81E2

  • #2E81E2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dodgerblue

#2E81E2 is a blue with RGB values 46, 129, 226 and HSL 212°, 76%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#2E81E2#2E81E2
HEX#2E81E2
RGBrgb(46, 129, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.5059, 0.8863
RGB percentages18%, 50.6%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(212.3, 75.6%, 53.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(212.3, 79.6%, 88.6%)
CMYK79.6%, 42.9%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,047,906
CSS custom property--colour: #2E81E2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21772WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness127.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.35:1
Contrast with white3.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.35:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#767676
Inverted#D17E1D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5089E6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#2C79E0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.4 from the original
Tritanopia#0098A6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.92:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 9.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 10.7Royal blue · ΔE 20Steel blue · ΔE 27.6Slate blue · ΔE 28Medium purple · ΔE 28.1
Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 9.07, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E28F2E
Analogous#2EDBE2, #352EE2
Triadic#E22E81, #81E22E
Split complementary#E2352E, #DBE22E
Tetradic#E22EDB, #E28F2E, #2EE235

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E1EDFB
Lighter +30%#B4D2F5
Lighter +20%#88B7EE
Lighter +10%#5B9CE8
Darker −10%#1B68C2
Darker −20%#155095
Darker −30%#0F3869
Darker −40%#08203C
More saturated +25%#117FFF
Less saturated −25%#4C83C4

Channel breakdown

R46
G129
B226
Red46 (18%)
Green129 (50.6%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue212.33°
Saturation (HSL)75.63%
Lightness53.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2E · G 81 · B E2

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