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Colour

#2E2572

  • #2E2572
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Midnight blue

#2E2572 is a blue with RGB values 46, 37, 114 and HSL 247°, 51%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#2E2572#2E2572
HEX#2E2572
RGBrgb(46, 37, 114)
RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.1451, 0.4471
RGB percentages18%, 14.5%, 44.7%
HSLhsl(247, 51%, 29.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(247, 67.5%, 44.7%)
CMYK59.6%, 67.5%, 0%, 55.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,024,242
CSS custom property--colour: #2E2572;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03119WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness54 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.93:1
Contrast with white12.93:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2C2C2C
Inverted#D1DA8D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#003474no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#002F70no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.6 from the original
Tritanopia#093848no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.93:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.62:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 8.9Dark slateblue · ΔE 10.5Rebecca purple · ΔE 20Indigo · ΔE 26Slate blue · ΔE 30Navy · ΔE 30.2
Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 8.86, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#697225
Analogous#254372, #542572
Triadic#722E25, #25722E
Split complementary#725525, #427225
Tetradic#722543, #697225, #257254

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#938AD9
Lighter +30%#7063CD
Lighter +20%#4D3EBF
Lighter +10%#3E3199
Darker −10%#1E194B
Darker −20%#0F0C25
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#201285
Less saturated −25%#3C385F

Channel breakdown

R46
G37
B114
Red46 (18%)
Green37 (14.5%)
Blue114 (44.7%)
Hue247.01°
Saturation (HSL)50.99%
Lightness29.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2E · G 25 · B 72

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