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Recognised as Colour

#2E86DF

  • #2E86DF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#2E86DF is a blue with RGB values 46, 134, 223 and HSL 210°, 73%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#2E86DF#2E86DF
HEX#2E86DF
RGBrgb(46, 134, 223)
RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.5255, 0.8745
RGB percentages18%, 52.5%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(210.2, 73.4%, 52.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(210.2, 79.4%, 87.5%)
CMYK79.4%, 39.9%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,049,183
CSS custom property--colour: #2E86DF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22959WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness129.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.59:1
Contrast with white3.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.59:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A
Inverted#D17920

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5B8CE3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#3D7CDDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.1 from the original
Tritanopia#009BA8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.76:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 8.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 12.5Steel blue · ΔE 22.6Royal blue · ΔE 25.5Deep skyblue · ΔE 30.6Medium purple · ΔE 31.6
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 8.66, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DF872E
Analogous#2EDFDF, #2F2EDF
Triadic#DF2E86, #86DF2E
Split complementary#DF2E2E, #DFDF2E
Tetradic#DF2EDE, #DF872E, #2EDF2E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DFECFA
Lighter +30%#B3D3F3
Lighter +20%#86B9ED
Lighter +10%#5AA0E6
Darker −10%#1D6DBD
Darker −20%#165391
Darker −30%#0F3A65
Darker −40%#092038
More saturated +25%#1086FD
Less saturated −25%#4C86C1

Channel breakdown

R46
G134
B223
Red46 (18%)
Green134 (52.5%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue210.17°
Saturation (HSL)73.44%
Lightness52.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2E · G 86 · B DF

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