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Colour

#2E00C4

  • #2E00C4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#2E00C4 is a blue with RGB values 46, 0, 196 and HSL 254°, 100%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#2E00C4#2E00C4
HEX#2E00C4
RGBrgb(46, 0, 196)
RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0, 0.7686
RGB percentages18%, 0%, 76.9%
HSLhsl(254.1, 100%, 38.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(254.1, 100%, 76.9%)
CMYK76.5%, 100%, 0%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,014,852
CSS custom property--colour: #2E00C4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04566WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness70.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.98:1
Contrast with white10.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#181818
Inverted#D1FF3B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0044C8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#0034C1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.5 from the original
Tritanopia#005072no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 94.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.98:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.91:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 6.4Blue violet · ΔE 20.3Dark violet · ΔE 23.2Dark blue · ΔE 25Blue · ΔE 27.2Navy · ΔE 30.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 6.36, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#96C400
Analogous#0034C4, #9000C4
Triadic#C42E00, #00C42E
Split complementary#C49000, #34C400
Tetradic#C40034, #96C400, #00C490

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#AB91FF
Lighter +30%#845EFF
Lighter +20%#5D2BFF
Lighter +10%#3A00F7
Darker −10%#220091
Darker −20%#16005E
Darker −30%#0A002B
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#2E00C4
Less saturated −25%#3B18AC

Channel breakdown

R46
G0
B196
Red46 (18%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue196 (76.9%)
Hue254.08°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness38.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2E · G 00 · B C4

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