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#2E71FF closest to Hadfield Blue

#2E71FF is a medium, vivid blue; the closest named color is Hadfield Blue. In the RGB color model it is made of 18.0% red, 44.3% green and 100.0% blue (rgb(46, 113, 255)). Its HSL value is 221° hue, 100% saturation and 59% lightness, and in CMYK it is 82% cyan, 56% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. #2E71FF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 4.92:1.

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Variations of #2E71FF

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#2E71FF color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#2E71FF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #2E71FF appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 96% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #0071FC
  • Protanopia 91% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #0084FF
  • Protanomaly 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #007EFF
  • Deuteranopia 96% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #0071FC
  • Deuteranomaly 97% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #0073FE
  • Tritanopia 66% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #0095AD
  • Tritanomaly 86% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #0081DE
  • Achromatopsia 55% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #7A7A7A
  • Achromatomaly 70% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #6D78A9

#2E71FF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
4.27:1 Poor#2E71FF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
4.92:1 Good#2E71FF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#2E71FF in CSS

/* Hadfield Blue */
.color { color: #2E71FF; }
.background { background-color: #2E71FF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #2E71FF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(46 113 255);
color: hsl(221 100% 59%);
color: oklch(0.592 0.222 262.6);

#2E71FF FAQ

What color is #2E71FF?

#2E71FF is a medium, vivid blue. Its closest named color is Hadfield Blue. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #2E71FF?

#2E71FF is rgb(46, 113, 255) in RGB, hsl(221, 100%, 59%) in HSL and cmyk(82%, 56%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #2E71FF?

The complementary color of #2E71FF is #FFBC2E, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #2E71FF?

Black text has the best contrast on #2E71FF: 4.92:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #2E71FF a warm or cool color?

#2E71FF is a cool color.