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Recognised as Colour

#2E25A4

  • #2E25A4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark blue

#2E25A4 is a blue with RGB values 46, 37, 164 and HSL 244°, 63%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

#2E25A4#2E25A4
HEX#2E25A4
RGBrgb(46, 37, 164)
RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.1451, 0.6431
RGB percentages18%, 14.5%, 64.3%
HSLhsl(244.3, 63.2%, 39.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(244.3, 77.4%, 64.3%)
CMYK72%, 77.4%, 0%, 35.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,024,292
CSS custom property--colour: #2E25A4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04584WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness67.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.96:1
Contrast with white10.96:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#303030
Inverted#D1DA5B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0042A8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#0037A2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.6 from the original
Tritanopia#004B63no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 72.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.96:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.92:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 12.5Navy · ΔE 13Indigo · ΔE 15.5Rebecca purple · ΔE 20.5Midnight blue · ΔE 23.1Slate blue · ΔE 23.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 12.52, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9BA425
Analogous#255CA4, #6D25A4
Triadic#A42E25, #25A42E
Split complementary#A46E25, #5CA425
Tetradic#A4255C, #9BA425, #25A46D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#AEA9EC
Lighter +30%#8780E2
Lighter +20%#5F56D9
Lighter +10%#3A2ECE
Darker −10%#221C7A
Darker −20%#171251
Darker −30%#0B0927
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#180CBD
Less saturated −25%#443E8B

Channel breakdown

R46
G37
B164
Red46 (18%)
Green37 (14.5%)
Blue164 (64.3%)
Hue244.25°
Saturation (HSL)63.18%
Lightness39.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2E · G 25 · B A4

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