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Colour

#2E2269

  • #2E2269
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Midnight blue

#2E2269 is a blue with RGB values 46, 34, 105 and HSL 250°, 51%, 27%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#2E2269#2E2269
HEX#2E2269
RGBrgb(46, 34, 105)
RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.1333, 0.4118
RGB percentages18%, 13.3%, 41.2%
HSLhsl(250.1, 51.1%, 27.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(250.1, 67.6%, 41.2%)
CMYK56.2%, 67.6%, 0%, 58.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,023,465
CSS custom property--colour: #2E2269;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02745WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness50.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.56:1
Contrast with white13.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2A2A2A
Inverted#D1DD96

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#00306Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#002C68no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.8 from the original
Tritanopia#163342no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13.56:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.55:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 11.5Dark slateblue · ΔE 12.1Rebecca purple · ΔE 22.6Indigo · ΔE 28.5Navy · ΔE 33Slate blue · ΔE 33.2
Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 11.45, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5D6922
Analogous#223A69, #512269
Triadic#692E22, #22692E
Split complementary#695222, #396922
Tetradic#69223A, #5D6922, #226951

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8F81D6
Lighter +30%#6D5ACA
Lighter +20%#503BB6
Lighter +10%#3F2E90
Darker −10%#1D1642
Darker −20%#0C091C
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#22117A
Less saturated −25%#3A3358

Channel breakdown

R46
G34
B105
Red46 (18%)
Green34 (13.3%)
Blue105 (41.2%)
Hue250.14°
Saturation (HSL)51.08%
Lightness27.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2E · G 22 · B 69

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