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Recognised as Colour

#2E9CE1

  • #2E9CE1
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#2E9CE1 is a blue with RGB values 46, 156, 225 and HSL 203°, 75%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#2E9CE1#2E9CE1
HEX#2E9CE1
RGBrgb(46, 156, 225)
RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.6118, 0.8824
RGB percentages18%, 61.2%, 88.2%
HSLhsl(203.1, 74.9%, 53.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(203.1, 79.6%, 88.2%)
CMYK79.6%, 30.7%, 0%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,054,817
CSS custom property--colour: #2E9CE1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29794WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness143.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.96:1
Contrast with white3.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.96:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A
Inverted#D1631E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7C9DE4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#638DE0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17 from the original
Tritanopia#00ADB4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.02:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 14.7Deep skyblue · ΔE 15.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.2Light skyblue · ΔE 23.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 26.1Sky blue · ΔE 29.5
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 14.73, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E1732E
Analogous#2EE1CC, #2E43E1
Triadic#E12E9C, #9CE12E
Split complementary#E12E43, #E1CC2E
Tetradic#CC2EE1, #E1732E, #43E12E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E0F1FB
Lighter +30%#B4DBF4
Lighter +20%#87C6EE
Lighter +10%#5BB1E7
Darker −10%#1C81C0
Darker −20%#156394
Darker −30%#0F4567
Darker −40%#08273B
More saturated +25%#10A3FF
Less saturated −25%#4C95C3

Channel breakdown

R46
G156
B225
Red46 (18%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue225 (88.2%)
Hue203.13°
Saturation (HSL)74.9%
Lightness53.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2E · G 9C · B E1

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