Colour

#2E11B1

#2E11B1
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Nearest: Dark blue

#2E11B1 is a blue with RGB values 46, 17, 177 and HSL 251°, 82%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

#2E11B1#2E11B1

HEX#2E11B1

RGBrgb(46, 17, 177)

RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.0667, 0.6941

RGB percentages18%, 6.7%, 69.4%

HSLhsl(250.9, 82.5%, 38%)

HSV / HSBhsv(250.9, 90.4%, 69.4%)

CMYK74%, 90.4%, 0%, 30.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,019,185

CSS custom property--colour: #2E11B1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04156WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness66.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.47:1

Contrast with white11.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#232323

Inverted#D1EE4E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0040B5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#0032AEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.9 from the original

Tritanopia#004A68no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 84 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text11.47:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.83:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 13.7 Medium blue · ΔE 18.5 Navy · ΔE 18.6 Blue violet · ΔE 22.2 Indigo · ΔE 23.8 Dark violet · ΔE 25.5

Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 13.68, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#94B111

Analogous#1144B1, #7E11B1

Triadic#B12E11, #11B12E

Split complementary#B17E11, #44B111

Tetradic#B11144, #94B111, #11B17E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#AA99F5

Lighter +30%#836AF1

Lighter +20%#5C3CEC

Lighter +10%#3A15E0

Darker −10%#220D82

Darker −20%#160854

Darker −30%#0A0425

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#2300C2

Less saturated −25%#3D2999

Channel breakdown

R46

G17

B177

Red46 (18%)

Green17 (6.7%)

Blue177 (69.4%)

Hue250.88°

Saturation (HSL)82.47%

Lightness38.04%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2E · G 11 · B B1

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