Colour
#2E259C
- #2E259C
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Navy
#2E259C is a blue with RGB values 46, 37, 156 and HSL 245°, 62%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Navy.
Colour values
#2E259C#2E259C
HEX#2E259C
RGBrgb(46, 37, 156)
RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.1451, 0.6118
RGB percentages18%, 14.5%, 61.2%
HSLhsl(244.5, 61.7%, 37.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(244.5, 76.3%, 61.2%)
CMYK70.5%, 76.3%, 0%, 38.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,024,284
CSS custom property--colour: #2E259C;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.04304WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness64.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.29:1
Contrast with white11.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#303030
Inverted#D1DA63
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.29:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.86:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#939C25
Analogous#25589C, #6A259C
Triadic#9C2E25, #259C2E
Split complementary#9C6A25, #589C25
Tetradic#9C2558, #939C25, #259C6A
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R46
G37
B156
Red46 (18%)
Green37 (14.5%)
Blue156 (61.2%)
Hue244.54°
Saturation (HSL)61.66%
Lightness37.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2E · G 25 · B 9C
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