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Colour

#2E8AFF

  • #2E8AFF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dodgerblue

#2E8AFF is a blue with RGB values 46, 138, 255 and HSL 214°, 100%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#2E8AFF#2E8AFF
HEX#2E8AFF
RGBrgb(46, 138, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.5412, 1
RGB percentages18%, 54.1%, 100%
HSLhsl(213.6, 100%, 59%)
HSV / HSBhsv(213.6, 82%, 100%)
CMYK82%, 45.9%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,050,239
CSS custom property--colour: #2E8AFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25978WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.2:1
Contrast with white3.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.2:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7F7F7F
Inverted#D17500

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4995FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8 from the original
Deuteranopia#0383FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.3 from the original
Tritanopia#00A6B8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 63.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.39:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 5.4Royal blue · ΔE 15.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.6Slate blue · ΔE 26Medium slateblue · ΔE 27Medium purple · ΔE 27.2
Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 5.39, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFA32E
Analogous#2EF3FF, #3A2EFF
Triadic#FF2E8A, #8AFF2E
Split complementary#FF3A2E, #F3FF2E
Tetradic#FF2EF3, #FFA32E, #2EFF3A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FAFCFF
Lighter +30%#C7E0FF
Lighter +20%#94C3FF
Lighter +10%#61A7FF
Darker −10%#006EFA
Darker −20%#0058C7
Darker −30%#004194
Darker −40%#002B61
More saturated +25%#2E8AFF
Less saturated −25%#488DE5

Channel breakdown

R46
G138
B255
Red46 (18%)
Green138 (54.1%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue213.59°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness59.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2E · G 8A · B FF

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