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Recognised as Colour

#2E8AF0

  • #2E8AF0
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dodgerblue

#2E8AF0 is a blue with RGB values 46, 138, 240 and HSL 212°, 87%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#2E8AF0#2E8AF0
HEX#2E8AF0
RGBrgb(46, 138, 240)
RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.5412, 0.9412
RGB percentages18%, 54.1%, 94.1%
HSLhsl(211.5, 86.6%, 56.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(211.5, 80.8%, 94.1%)
CMYK80.8%, 42.5%, 0%, 5.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,050,224
CSS custom property--colour: #2E8AF0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25049WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness135.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.01:1
Contrast with white3.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.01:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E
Inverted#D1750F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5692F4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#3081EEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.3 from the original
Tritanopia#00A2B1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.49:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 5.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 10.6Royal blue · ΔE 20.5Medium purple · ΔE 29.1Slate blue · ΔE 29.4Steel blue · ΔE 30
Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 5.24, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F0942E
Analogous#2EEBF0, #332EF0
Triadic#F02E8A, #8AF02E
Split complementary#F0332E, #EBF02E
Tetradic#F02EEB, #F0942E, #2EF033

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ECF5FE
Lighter +30%#BDDAFA
Lighter +20%#8DBFF7
Lighter +10%#5EA5F3
Darker −10%#1070DB
Darker −20%#0C58AC
Darker −30%#09407C
Darker −40%#05274D
More saturated +25%#1F89FF
Less saturated −25%#4A8BD4

Channel breakdown

R46
G138
B240
Red46 (18%)
Green138 (54.1%)
Blue240 (94.1%)
Hue211.55°
Saturation (HSL)86.61%
Lightness56.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2E · G 8A · B F0

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