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Recognised as Colour

#2EB6FD

  • #2EB6FD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Deep skyblue

#2EB6FD is a blue with RGB values 46, 182, 253 and HSL 201°, 98%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#2EB6FD#2EB6FD
HEX#2EB6FD
RGBrgb(46, 182, 253)
RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.7137, 0.9922
RGB percentages18%, 71.4%, 99.2%
HSLhsl(200.6, 98.1%, 58.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(200.6, 81.8%, 99.2%)
CMYK81.8%, 28.1%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,061,501
CSS custom property--colour: #2EB6FD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41129WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.23:1
Contrast with white2.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E
Inverted#D14902

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#94B6FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#78A4FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.3 from the original
Tritanopia#00C8CFno 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 text2.28:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 7Light skyblue · ΔE 19Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.8Steel blue · ΔE 23.1Sky blue · ΔE 25.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 30.3
Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 7.03, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FD752E
Analogous#2EFDDC, #2E4FFD
Triadic#FD2EB6, #B6FD2E
Split complementary#FD2E4F, #FDDC2E
Tetradic#DC2EFD, #FD752E, #4FFD2E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F8FDFF
Lighter +30%#C6EBFE
Lighter +20%#93D9FE
Lighter +10%#61C8FD
Darker −10%#02A2F6
Darker −20%#0281C3
Darker −30%#015F91
Darker −40%#013E5E
More saturated +25%#2CB7FF
Less saturated −25%#48AEE3

Channel breakdown

R46
G182
B253
Red46 (18%)
Green182 (71.4%)
Blue253 (99.2%)
Hue200.58°
Saturation (HSL)98.1%
Lightness58.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2E · G B6 · B FD

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