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Colour

#2E95E1

  • #2E95E1
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#2E95E1 is a blue with RGB values 46, 149, 225 and HSL 205°, 75%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#2E95E1#2E95E1
HEX#2E95E1
RGBrgb(46, 149, 225)
RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.5843, 0.8824
RGB percentages18%, 58.4%, 88.2%
HSLhsl(205.5, 74.9%, 53.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(205.5, 79.6%, 88.2%)
CMYK79.6%, 33.8%, 0%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,053,025
CSS custom property--colour: #2E95E1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27512WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness139.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.5:1
Contrast with white3.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.5:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#858585
Inverted#D16A1E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7198E4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#5888E0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.9 from the original
Tritanopia#00A7B0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.23:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 12.7Steel blue · ΔE 16.1Deep skyblue · ΔE 20.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 21Light skyblue · ΔE 28.4Sky blue · ΔE 34.4
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 12.72, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E17A2E
Analogous#2EE1D4, #2E3BE1
Triadic#E12E95, #95E12E
Split complementary#E12E3B, #E1D42E
Tetradic#D42EE1, #E17A2E, #3BE12E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E0EFFB
Lighter +30%#B4D9F4
Lighter +20%#87C2EE
Lighter +10%#5BACE7
Darker −10%#1C7AC0
Darker −20%#155E94
Darker −30%#0F4267
Darker −40%#08253B
More saturated +25%#109AFF
Less saturated −25%#4C90C3

Channel breakdown

R46
G149
B225
Red46 (18%)
Green149 (58.4%)
Blue225 (88.2%)
Hue205.47°
Saturation (HSL)74.9%
Lightness53.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2E · G 95 · B E1

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