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Recognised as Colour

#2E199E

  • #2E199E
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark blue

#2E199E is a blue with RGB values 46, 25, 158 and HSL 249°, 73%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

#2E199E#2E199E
HEX#2E199E
RGBrgb(46, 25, 158)
RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.098, 0.6196
RGB percentages18%, 9.8%, 62%
HSLhsl(249.5, 72.7%, 35.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(249.5, 84.2%, 62%)
CMYK70.9%, 84.2%, 0%, 38%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,021,214
CSS custom property--colour: #2E199E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03745WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness62 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.01:1
Contrast with white12.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#272727
Inverted#D1E661

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#003CA2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#00319Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.2 from the original
Tritanopia#00445Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 73.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.01:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.75:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 8.4Navy · ΔE 10.1Indigo · ΔE 14.2Rebecca purple · ΔE 23Midnight blue · ΔE 25.2Dark orchid · ΔE 27.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 8.44, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#899E19
Analogous#19469E, #71199E
Triadic#9E2E19, #199E2E
Split complementary#9E7119, #469E19
Tetradic#9E1946, #899E19, #199E71

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A395EE
Lighter +30%#7D69E7
Lighter +20%#573DE0
Lighter +10%#3B20CA
Darker −10%#211272
Darker −20%#140B46
Darker −30%#08041A
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#1E02B5
Less saturated −25%#3E3087

Channel breakdown

R46
G25
B158
Red46 (18%)
Green25 (9.8%)
Blue158 (62%)
Hue249.47°
Saturation (HSL)72.68%
Lightness35.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2E · G 19 · B 9E

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