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Recognised as Colour

#2EA8EC

  • #2EA8EC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Deep skyblue

#2EA8EC is a blue with RGB values 46, 168, 236 and HSL 201°, 83%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#2EA8EC#2EA8EC
HEX#2EA8EC
RGBrgb(46, 168, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.6588, 0.9255
RGB percentages18%, 65.9%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(201.5, 83.3%, 55.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(201.5, 80.5%, 92.5%)
CMYK80.5%, 28.8%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,057,900
CSS custom property--colour: #2EA8EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34642WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.93:1
Contrast with white2.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.93:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#939393
Inverted#D15713

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#88A9EFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#6E97EBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00B9C0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.65:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 10.7Steel blue · ΔE 18Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.3Light skyblue · ΔE 20.6Sky blue · ΔE 26.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 28.8
Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 10.66, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EC722E
Analogous#2EECD1, #2E49EC
Triadic#EC2EA8, #A8EC2E
Split complementary#EC2E49, #ECD12E
Tetradic#D12EEC, #EC722E, #49EC2E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E9F6FD
Lighter +30%#BAE2F9
Lighter +20%#8BCFF5
Lighter +10%#5DBBF0
Darker −10%#138FD4
Darker −20%#0F6FA5
Darker −30%#0B5076
Darker −40%#063048
More saturated +25%#1BADFF
Less saturated −25%#4AA0D0

Channel breakdown

R46
G168
B236
Red46 (18%)
Green168 (65.9%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue201.47°
Saturation (HSL)83.33%
Lightness55.29%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2E · G A8 · B EC

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