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Recognised as Colour

#2E89E2

  • #2E89E2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#2E89E2 is a blue with RGB values 46, 137, 226 and HSL 210°, 76%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#2E89E2#2E89E2
HEX#2E89E2
RGBrgb(46, 137, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.5373, 0.8863
RGB percentages18%, 53.7%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(209.7, 75.6%, 53.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(209.7, 79.6%, 88.6%)
CMYK79.6%, 39.4%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,049,954
CSS custom property--colour: #2E89E2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23963WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness132.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.79:1
Contrast with white3.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.79:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7C7C7C
Inverted#D1761D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5E8FE6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7 from the original
Deuteranopia#407FE0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.3 from the original
Tritanopia#009EAAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.63:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 8.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 12.5Steel blue · ΔE 22.5Royal blue · ΔE 26.4Deep skyblue · ΔE 29.5Medium purple · ΔE 32.3
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 8.27, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E2872E
Analogous#2EE2E1, #2E2FE2
Triadic#E22E89, #89E22E
Split complementary#E22E2F, #E2E12E
Tetradic#E12EE2, #E2872E, #2FE22E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E1EEFB
Lighter +30%#B4D5F5
Lighter +20%#88BCEE
Lighter +10%#5BA2E8
Darker −10%#1B6FC2
Darker −20%#155695
Darker −30%#0F3C69
Darker −40%#08223C
More saturated +25%#1189FF
Less saturated −25%#4C89C4

Channel breakdown

R46
G137
B226
Red46 (18%)
Green137 (53.7%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue209.67°
Saturation (HSL)75.63%
Lightness53.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2E · G 89 · B E2

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