Recognised as Colour
#2E1DAA
- #2E1DAA
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark blue
#2E1DAA is a blue with RGB values 46, 29, 170 and HSL 247°, 71%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.
Colour values
#2E1DAA#2E1DAA
HEX#2E1DAA
RGBrgb(46, 29, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.1137, 0.6667
RGB percentages18%, 11.4%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(247.2, 70.9%, 39%)
HSV / HSBhsv(247.2, 82.9%, 66.7%)
CMYK72.9%, 82.9%, 0%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,022,250
CSS custom property--colour: #2E1DAA;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.04362WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness66.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.22:1
Contrast with white11.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2B2B2B
Inverted#D1E255
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.22:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.87:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#99AA1D
Analogous#1D52AA, #751DAA
Triadic#AA2E1D, #1DAA2E
Split complementary#AA751D, #52AA1D
Tetradic#AA1D52, #99AA1D, #1DAA75
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R46
G29
B170
Red46 (18%)
Green29 (11.4%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue247.23°
Saturation (HSL)70.85%
Lightness39.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2E · G 1D · B AA
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