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Recognised as Colour

#2E8DD6

  • #2E8DD6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#2E8DD6 is a blue with RGB values 46, 141, 214 and HSL 206°, 67%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#2E8DD6#2E8DD6
HEX#2E8DD6
RGBrgb(46, 141, 214)
RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.5529, 0.8392
RGB percentages18%, 55.3%, 83.9%
HSLhsl(206.1, 67.2%, 51%)
HSV / HSBhsv(206.1, 78.5%, 83.9%)
CMYK78.5%, 34.1%, 0%, 16.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,050,966
CSS custom property--colour: #2E8DD6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24486WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness132.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.9:1
Contrast with white3.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.9:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E
Inverted#D17229

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6B90D9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#5381D5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.8 from the original
Tritanopia#009FA7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.56:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 13.4Steel blue · ΔE 13.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 22.1Deep skyblue · ΔE 22.4Light skyblue · ΔE 29.8Light slate grey · ΔE 34
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 13.38, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D6772E
Analogous#2ED6CB, #2E39D6
Triadic#D62E8D, #8DD62E
Split complementary#D62E39, #D6CB2E
Tetradic#CB2ED6, #D6772E, #39D62E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D9EAF7
Lighter +30%#AED3EF
Lighter +20%#83BCE7
Lighter +10%#59A4DE
Darker −10%#2272AF
Darker −20%#1A5684
Darker −30%#123A59
Darker −40%#091E2F
More saturated +25%#0F91F5
Less saturated −25%#4D89B7

Channel breakdown

R46
G141
B214
Red46 (18%)
Green141 (55.3%)
Blue214 (83.9%)
Hue206.07°
Saturation (HSL)67.2%
Lightness50.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2E · G 8D · B D6

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