Recognised as Colour

#2E99E0

#2E99E0
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#2E99E0 is a blue with RGB values 46, 153, 224 and HSL 204°, 74%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#2E99E0#2E99E0

HEX#2E99E0

RGBrgb(46, 153, 224)

RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.6, 0.8784

RGB percentages18%, 60%, 87.8%

HSLhsl(203.9, 74.2%, 52.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(203.9, 79.5%, 87.8%)

CMYK79.5%, 31.7%, 0%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,054,048

CSS custom property--colour: #2E99E0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28745WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness141.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.75:1

Contrast with white3.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.75:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#878787

Inverted#D1661F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#789BE3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#5F8BDFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.7 from the original

Tritanopia#00AAB2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.11:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 14.7 Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.7 Deep skyblue · ΔE 17.2 Dodgerblue · ΔE 24.5 Light skyblue · ΔE 25.5 Sky blue · ΔE 31.1

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 14.71, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#E0752E

Analogous#2EE0CE, #2E40E0

Triadic#E02E99, #99E02E

Split complementary#E02E40, #E0CE2E

Tetradic#CE2EE0, #E0752E, #40E02E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E0F0FA

Lighter +30%#B3DAF4

Lighter +20%#87C4ED

Lighter +10%#5AAFE7

Darker −10%#1C7EBF

Darker −20%#166192

Darker −30%#0F4366

Darker −40%#092639

More saturated +25%#109FFE

Less saturated −25%#4C93C2

Channel breakdown

R46

G153

B224

Red46 (18%)

Green153 (60%)

Blue224 (87.8%)

Hue203.93°

Saturation (HSL)74.17%

Lightness52.94%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2E · G 99 · B E0

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