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Recognised as Colour

#2E02BA

  • #2E02BA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#2E02BA is a blue with RGB values 46, 2, 186 and HSL 254°, 98%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#2E02BA#2E02BA
HEX#2E02BA
RGBrgb(46, 2, 186)
RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.0078, 0.7294
RGB percentages18%, 0.8%, 72.9%
HSLhsl(254.3, 97.9%, 36.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(254.3, 98.9%, 72.9%)
CMYK75.3%, 98.9%, 0%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,015,354
CSS custom property--colour: #2E02BA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04169WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness67.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.45:1
Contrast with white11.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#191919
Inverted#D1FD45

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0041BEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#0032B7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.9 from the original
Tritanopia#004B6Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 90 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.45:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.83:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 11Dark blue · ΔE 20.1Blue violet · ΔE 20.5Dark violet · ΔE 23.3Navy · ΔE 25.3Dark orchid · ΔE 28.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 10.96, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8EBA02
Analogous#0232BA, #8A02BA
Triadic#BA2E02, #02BA2E
Split complementary#BA8A02, #32BA02
Tetradic#BA0232, #8EBA02, #02BA8A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A68AFE
Lighter +30%#7F58FD
Lighter +20%#5925FD
Lighter +10%#3A03EC
Darker −10%#220188
Darker −20%#150155
Darker −30%#090023
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#2D00BC
Less saturated −25%#3A19A3

Channel breakdown

R46
G2
B186
Red46 (18%)
Green2 (0.8%)
Blue186 (72.9%)
Hue254.35°
Saturation (HSL)97.87%
Lightness36.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2E · G 02 · B BA

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