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Recognised as Colour

#2E264F

  • #2E264F
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#2E264F is a blue with RGB values 46, 38, 79 and HSL 252°, 35%, 23%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#2E264F#2E264F
HEX#2E264F
RGBrgb(46, 38, 79)
RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.149, 0.3098
RGB percentages18%, 14.9%, 31%
HSLhsl(251.7, 35%, 22.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(251.7, 51.9%, 31%)
CMYK41.8%, 51.9%, 0%, 69%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,024,463
CSS custom property--colour: #2E264F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02532WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness46.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.94:1
Contrast with white13.94:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2B2B2B
Inverted#D1D9B0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#172D50no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#182B4Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.9 from the original
Tritanopia#252E36no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13.94:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.51:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 24.6Midnight blue · ΔE 30.5Black · ΔE 33.7Dark slate grey · ΔE 36.2Dim grey · ΔE 38.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 39
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 24.65, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#474F26
Analogous#26324F, #43264F
Triadic#4F2E26, #264F2E
Split complementary#4F4326, #324F26
Tetradic#4F2632, #474F26, #264F43

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8C7FC2
Lighter +30%#6D5DB1
Lighter +20%#564794
Lighter +10%#423771
Darker −10%#1A152D
Darker −20%#06050A
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#25175E
Less saturated −25%#373540

Channel breakdown

R46
G38
B79
Red46 (18%)
Green38 (14.9%)
Blue79 (31%)
Hue251.71°
Saturation (HSL)35.04%
Lightness22.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2E · G 26 · B 4F

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