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Colour

#2D246A

  • #2D246A
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#2D246A is a blue with RGB values 45, 36, 106 and HSL 248°, 49%, 28%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#2D246A#2D246A
HEX#2D246A
RGBrgb(45, 36, 106)
RGB (0–1)0.1765, 0.1412, 0.4157
RGB percentages17.6%, 14.1%, 41.6%
HSLhsl(247.7, 49.3%, 27.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(247.7, 66%, 41.6%)
CMYK57.5%, 66%, 0%, 58.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,958,442
CSS custom property--colour: #2D246A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0286WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness51.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.36:1
Contrast with white13.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2B2B2B
Inverted#D2DB95

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#00316Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#002D69no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.9 from the original
Tritanopia#123543no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13.36:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.57:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 11.6Midnight blue · ΔE 12.3Rebecca purple · ΔE 23.2Indigo · ΔE 29.6Slate blue · ΔE 33.3Navy · ΔE 34
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 11.62, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#616A24
Analogous#243E6A, #50246A
Triadic#6A2D24, #246A2D
Split complementary#6A5024, #3E6A24
Tetradic#6A243E, #616A24, #246A50

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8F85D5
Lighter +30%#6C5FC8
Lighter +20%#4D3EB6
Lighter +10%#3D3190
Darker −10%#1D1744
Darker −20%#0D0A1E
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#20127C
Less saturated −25%#3A3658

Channel breakdown

R45
G36
B106
Red45 (17.6%)
Green36 (14.1%)
Blue106 (41.6%)
Hue247.71°
Saturation (HSL)49.3%
Lightness27.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2D · G 24 · B 6A

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