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Recognised as Colour

#2E8ABC

  • #2E8ABC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#2E8ABC is a blue with RGB values 46, 138, 188 and HSL 201°, 61%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#2E8ABC#2E8ABC
HEX#2E8ABC
RGBrgb(46, 138, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.5412, 0.7373
RGB percentages18%, 54.1%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(201.1, 60.7%, 45.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(201.1, 75.5%, 73.7%)
CMYK75.5%, 26.6%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,050,172
CSS custom property--colour: #2E8ABC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22389WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness125.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.48:1
Contrast with white3.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.48:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A
Inverted#D17543

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#728ABEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#5F7CBBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.4 from the original
Tritanopia#00979Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.83:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 6.2Deep skyblue · ΔE 21.6Light slate grey · ΔE 23.9Slate grey · ΔE 24.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.7Light skyblue · ΔE 25.8
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 6.22, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BC602E
Analogous#2EBCA7, #2E43BC
Triadic#BC2E8A, #8ABC2E
Split complementary#BC2E43, #BCA72E
Tetradic#A72EBC, #BC602E, #43BC2E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C5E1F1
Lighter +30%#9CCDE7
Lighter +20%#73B8DD
Lighter +10%#4AA3D3
Darker −10%#246C93
Darker −20%#1A4E6A
Darker −30%#103041
Darker −40%#061218
More saturated +25%#1193D9
Less saturated −25%#4B819F

Channel breakdown

R46
G138
B188
Red46 (18%)
Green138 (54.1%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue201.13°
Saturation (HSL)60.68%
Lightness45.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2E · G 8A · B BC

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