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Recognised as Colour

#2EA1F8

  • #2EA1F8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#2EA1F8 is a blue with RGB values 46, 161, 248 and HSL 206°, 94%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#2EA1F8#2EA1F8
HEX#2EA1F8
RGBrgb(46, 161, 248)
RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.6314, 0.9725
RGB percentages18%, 63.1%, 97.3%
HSLhsl(205.8, 93.5%, 57.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(205.8, 81.5%, 97.3%)
CMYK81.5%, 35.1%, 0%, 2.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,056,120
CSS custom property--colour: #2EA1F8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32848WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness151.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.57:1
Contrast with white2.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.57:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F
Inverted#D15E07

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#78A5FCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#5A93F6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00B6C1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.77:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.57:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 11.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 16.7Deep skyblue · ΔE 20.6Steel blue · ΔE 23.2Light skyblue · ΔE 29.8Royal blue · ΔE 34.7
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 11.4, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F8852E
Analogous#2EF8EA, #2E3CF8
Triadic#F82EA1, #A1F82E
Split complementary#F82E3C, #F8EA2E
Tetradic#EA2EF8, #F8852E, #3CF82E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F3FAFF
Lighter +30%#C2E4FD
Lighter +20%#91CDFB
Lighter +10%#5FB7FA
Darker −10%#0889EB
Darker −20%#066CBA
Darker −30%#055088
Darker −40%#033357
More saturated +25%#27A2FF
Less saturated −25%#499DDD

Channel breakdown

R46
G161
B248
Red46 (18%)
Green161 (63.1%)
Blue248 (97.3%)
Hue205.84°
Saturation (HSL)93.52%
Lightness57.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2E · G A1 · B F8

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