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Colour

#2E90FF

  • #2E90FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dodgerblue

#2E90FF is a blue with RGB values 46, 144, 255 and HSL 212°, 100%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#2E90FF#2E90FF
HEX#2E90FF
RGBrgb(46, 144, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.5647, 1
RGB percentages18%, 56.5%, 100%
HSLhsl(211.9, 100%, 59%)
HSV / HSBhsv(211.9, 82%, 100%)
CMYK82%, 43.5%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,051,775
CSS custom property--colour: #2E90FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27747WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness142.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.55:1
Contrast with white3.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.55:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#838383
Inverted#D16F00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#569AFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#2987FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6 from the original
Tritanopia#00ABBBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.21:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 1.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 13.9Royal blue · ΔE 19.4Medium purple · ΔE 29.1Slate blue · ΔE 29.3Medium slateblue · ΔE 31
Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 1.22, below the just-noticeable difference
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FF9D2E
Analogous#2EF9FF, #352EFF
Triadic#FF2E90, #90FF2E
Split complementary#FF342E, #F9FF2E
Tetradic#FF2EF9, #FF9D2E, #2EFF35

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FAFCFF
Lighter +30%#C7E1FF
Lighter +20%#94C6FF
Lighter +10%#61ABFF
Darker −10%#0075FA
Darker −20%#005DC7
Darker −30%#004594
Darker −40%#002D61
More saturated +25%#2E90FF
Less saturated −25%#4892E5

Channel breakdown

R46
G144
B255
Red46 (18%)
Green144 (56.5%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue211.87°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness59.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2E · G 90 · B FF

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