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Recognised as Colour

#2E2160

  • #2E2160
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#2E2160 is a blue with RGB values 46, 33, 96 and HSL 252°, 49%, 25%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#2E2160#2E2160
HEX#2E2160
RGBrgb(46, 33, 96)
RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.1294, 0.3765
RGB percentages18%, 12.9%, 37.6%
HSLhsl(252.4, 48.8%, 25.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(252.4, 65.6%, 37.6%)
CMYK52.1%, 65.6%, 0%, 62.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,023,200
CSS custom property--colour: #2E2160;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02513WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness48.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.98:1
Contrast with white13.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#282828
Inverted#D1DE9F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#002D62no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#002A5Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14 from the original
Tritanopia#1D303Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13.98:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.5:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 14.5Midnight blue · ΔE 16Rebecca purple · ΔE 26.6Indigo · ΔE 32.8Purple · ΔE 36.7Slate blue · ΔE 37.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 14.53, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#536021
Analogous#213360, #4E2160
Triadic#602E21, #21602E
Split complementary#604E21, #336021
Tetradic#602133, #536021, #21604E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8D7BD2
Lighter +30%#6C55C5
Lighter +20%#523BAC
Lighter +10%#402E86
Darker −10%#1C143A
Darker −20%#0A0714
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#251170
Less saturated −25%#373150

Channel breakdown

R46
G33
B96
Red46 (18%)
Green33 (12.9%)
Blue96 (37.6%)
Hue252.38°
Saturation (HSL)48.84%
Lightness25.29%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2E · G 21 · B 60

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