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Recognised as Colour

#2E95CF

  • #2E95CF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#2E95CF is a blue with RGB values 46, 149, 207 and HSL 202°, 64%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#2E95CF#2E95CF
HEX#2E95CF
RGBrgb(46, 149, 207)
RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.5843, 0.8118
RGB percentages18%, 58.4%, 81.2%
HSLhsl(201.6, 63.6%, 49.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(201.6, 77.8%, 81.2%)
CMYK77.8%, 28%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,053,007
CSS custom property--colour: #2E95CF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26581WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness136.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.32:1
Contrast with white3.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.32:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#838383
Inverted#D16A30

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7995D2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16 from the original
Deuteranopia#6486CEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18 from the original
Tritanopia#00A4A9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.32:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 9.9Deep skyblue · ΔE 16.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 22Light skyblue · ΔE 23.2Sky blue · ΔE 27.1Light slate grey · ΔE 27.9
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 9.92, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CF682E
Analogous#2ECFB9, #2E44CF
Triadic#CF2E95, #95CF2E
Split complementary#CF2E44, #CFB92E
Tetradic#B92ECF, #CF682E, #44CF2E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D4E9F5
Lighter +30%#AAD4EC
Lighter +20%#80BFE3
Lighter +10%#56AADA
Darker −10%#2577A5
Darker −20%#1B597C
Darker −30%#123B52
Darker −40%#091D28
More saturated +25%#0E9EEF
Less saturated −25%#4E8CAF

Channel breakdown

R46
G149
B207
Red46 (18%)
Green149 (58.4%)
Blue207 (81.2%)
Hue201.61°
Saturation (HSL)63.64%
Lightness49.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2E · G 95 · B CF

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