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Recognised as Colour

#2E226C

  • #2E226C
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Midnight blue

#2E226C is a blue with RGB values 46, 34, 108 and HSL 250°, 52%, 28%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#2E226C#2E226C
HEX#2E226C
RGBrgb(46, 34, 108)
RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.1333, 0.4235
RGB percentages18%, 13.3%, 42.4%
HSLhsl(249.7, 52.1%, 27.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(249.7, 68.5%, 42.4%)
CMYK57.4%, 68.5%, 0%, 57.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,023,468
CSS custom property--colour: #2E226C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02808WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness51.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.45:1
Contrast with white13.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2A2A2A
Inverted#D1DD93

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#00316Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16 from the original
Deuteranopia#002C6Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.4 from the original
Tritanopia#123443no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13.45:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.56:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 9.8Dark slateblue · ΔE 11.7Rebecca purple · ΔE 21.3Indigo · ΔE 26.9Navy · ΔE 31.3Slate blue · ΔE 32
Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 9.8, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#606C22
Analogous#223B6C, #53226C
Triadic#6C2E22, #226C2E
Split complementary#6C5322, #3B6C22
Tetradic#6C223B, #606C22, #226C53

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9082D8
Lighter +30%#6E5BCC
Lighter +20%#4F3ABA
Lighter +10%#3F2E93
Darker −10%#1D1645
Darker −20%#0D0A1E
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#22107E
Less saturated −25%#3A345A

Channel breakdown

R46
G34
B108
Red46 (18%)
Green34 (13.3%)
Blue108 (42.4%)
Hue249.73°
Saturation (HSL)52.11%
Lightness27.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2E · G 22 · B 6C

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