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Recognised as Colour

#2E81FA

  • #2E81FA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dodgerblue

#2E81FA is a blue with RGB values 46, 129, 250 and HSL 216°, 95%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#2E81FA#2E81FA
HEX#2E81FA
RGBrgb(46, 129, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.5059, 0.9804
RGB percentages18%, 50.6%, 98%
HSLhsl(215.6, 95.3%, 58%)
HSV / HSBhsv(215.6, 81.6%, 98%)
CMYK81.6%, 48.4%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,047,930
CSS custom property--colour: #2E81FA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23183WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness132.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.64:1
Contrast with white3.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.64:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#787878
Inverted#D17E05

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#388EFEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#007CF8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original
Tritanopia#009EB1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 66.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.73:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 10.1Royal blue · ΔE 11Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.2Slate blue · ΔE 22.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 23Medium purple · ΔE 25.2
Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 10.13, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FAA72E
Analogous#2EE7FA, #412EFA
Triadic#FA2E81, #81FA2E
Split complementary#FA412E, #E7FA2E
Tetradic#FA2EE7, #FAA72E, #2EFA41

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F5F9FF
Lighter +30%#C3DBFE
Lighter +20%#92BDFC
Lighter +10%#609FFB
Darker −10%#0665EF
Darker −20%#0550BD
Darker −30%#033B8C
Darker −40%#02265A
More saturated +25%#2980FF
Less saturated −25%#4986DF

Channel breakdown

R46
G129
B250
Red46 (18%)
Green129 (50.6%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue215.59°
Saturation (HSL)95.33%
Lightness58.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2E · G 81 · B FA

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