Recognised as Colour

#2E8CFF

#2E8CFF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dodgerblue

#2E8CFF is a blue with RGB values 46, 140, 255 and HSL 213°, 100%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#2E8CFF#2E8CFF

HEX#2E8CFF

RGBrgb(46, 140, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.549, 1

RGB percentages18%, 54.9%, 100%

HSLhsl(213, 100%, 59%)

HSV / HSBhsv(213, 82%, 100%)

CMYK82%, 45.1%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,050,751

CSS custom property--colour: #2E8CFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26557WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness139.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.31:1

Contrast with white3.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.31:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#808080

Inverted#D17300

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4E97FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8 from the original

Deuteranopia#1684FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5 from the original

Tritanopia#00A8B9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 63 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.33:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 3.8 Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.3 Royal blue · ΔE 16.7 Slate blue · ΔE 27.1 Medium purple · ΔE 27.7 Medium slateblue · ΔE 28.3

Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 3.84, a close match

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#FFA12E

Analogous#2EF4FF, #392EFF

Triadic#FF2E8C, #8CFF2E

Split complementary#FF392E, #F4FF2E

Tetradic#FF2EF4, #FFA12E, #2EFF39

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FAFCFF

Lighter +30%#C7E0FF

Lighter +20%#94C4FF

Lighter +10%#61A8FF

Darker −10%#0070FA

Darker −20%#005AC7

Darker −30%#004394

Darker −40%#002C61

More saturated +25%#2E8CFF

Less saturated −25%#488FE5

Channel breakdown

R46

G140

B255

Red46 (18%)

Green140 (54.9%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue213.01°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness59.02%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2E · G 8C · B FF

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