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Recognised as Colour

#2EB3FF

  • #2EB3FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Deep skyblue

#2EB3FF is a blue with RGB values 46, 179, 255 and HSL 202°, 100%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#2EB3FF#2EB3FF
HEX#2EB3FF
RGBrgb(46, 179, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.702, 1
RGB percentages18%, 70.2%, 100%
HSLhsl(201.8, 100%, 59%)
HSV / HSBhsv(201.8, 82%, 100%)
CMYK82%, 29.8%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,060,735
CSS custom property--colour: #2EB3FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40041WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.01:1
Contrast with white2.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#D14C00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8FB4FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#73A1FEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.4 from the original
Tritanopia#00C6CEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.33:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 10.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.1Light skyblue · ΔE 21.5Steel blue · ΔE 23.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 27Sky blue · ΔE 28.3
Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 10.22, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FF7A2E
Analogous#2EFFE2, #2E4BFF
Triadic#FF2EB3, #B3FF2E
Split complementary#FF2E4B, #FFE32E
Tetradic#E22EFF, #FF7A2E, #4BFF2E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FAFDFF
Lighter +30%#C7EBFF
Lighter +20%#94D8FF
Lighter +10%#61C6FF
Darker −10%#009FFA
Darker −20%#007FC7
Darker −30%#005E94
Darker −40%#003E61
More saturated +25%#2EB3FF
Less saturated −25%#48ACE5

Channel breakdown

R46
G179
B255
Red46 (18%)
Green179 (70.2%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue201.82°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness59.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2E · G B3 · B FF

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