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Recognised as Colour

#2E228D

  • #2E228D
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Midnight blue

#2E228D is a blue with RGB values 46, 34, 141 and HSL 247°, 61%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#2E228D#2E228D
HEX#2E228D
RGBrgb(46, 34, 141)
RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.1333, 0.5529
RGB percentages18%, 13.3%, 55.3%
HSLhsl(246.7, 61.1%, 34.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(246.7, 75.9%, 55.3%)
CMYK67.4%, 75.9%, 0%, 44.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,023,501
CSS custom property--colour: #2E228D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03648WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness59.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.14:1
Contrast with white12.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2C2C2C
Inverted#D1DD72

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#003A90no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#00318Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.7 from the original
Tritanopia#004156no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.14:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.73:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 12.2Indigo · ΔE 13.7Rebecca purple · ΔE 15Navy · ΔE 15Dark blue · ΔE 18.2Dark slateblue · ΔE 21.3
Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 12.18, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#818D22
Analogous#224C8D, #63228D
Triadic#8D2E22, #228D2E
Split complementary#8D6322, #4C8D22
Tetradic#8D224C, #818D22, #228D64

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9E95E6
Lighter +30%#796CDC
Lighter +20%#5343D2
Lighter +10%#3B2CB6
Darker −10%#211864
Darker −20%#130E3B
Darker −30%#060412
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#1D0CA3
Less saturated −25%#3F3877

Channel breakdown

R46
G34
B141
Red46 (18%)
Green34 (13.3%)
Blue141 (55.3%)
Hue246.73°
Saturation (HSL)61.14%
Lightness34.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2E · G 22 · B 8D

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