Recognised as Colour
#2E259E
- #2E259E
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Navy
#2E259E is a blue with RGB values 46, 37, 158 and HSL 244°, 62%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Navy.
Colour values
#2E259E#2E259E
HEX#2E259E
RGBrgb(46, 37, 158)
RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.1451, 0.6196
RGB percentages18%, 14.5%, 62%
HSLhsl(244.5, 62.1%, 38.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(244.5, 76.6%, 62%)
CMYK70.9%, 76.6%, 0%, 38%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,024,286
CSS custom property--colour: #2E259E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.04373WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness65.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.2:1
Contrast with white11.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#303030
Inverted#D1DA61
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.2:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.87:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#959E25
Analogous#25599E, #6A259E
Triadic#9E2E25, #259E2E
Split complementary#9E6A25, #599E25
Tetradic#9E2559, #959E25, #259E6A
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R46
G37
B158
Red46 (18%)
Green37 (14.5%)
Blue158 (62%)
Hue244.46°
Saturation (HSL)62.05%
Lightness38.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2E · G 25 · B 9E
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