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Colour

#2E2759

  • #2E2759
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#2E2759 is a blue with RGB values 46, 39, 89 and HSL 248°, 39%, 25%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#2E2759#2E2759
HEX#2E2759
RGBrgb(46, 39, 89)
RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.1529, 0.349
RGB percentages18%, 15.3%, 34.9%
HSLhsl(248.4, 39.1%, 25.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(248.4, 56.2%, 34.9%)
CMYK48.3%, 56.2%, 0%, 65.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,024,729
CSS custom property--colour: #2E2759;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02753WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness49.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.54:1
Contrast with white13.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2C2C2C
Inverted#D1D8A6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#10305Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#0F2D58no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.3 from the original
Tritanopia#21323Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13.54:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.55:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 19.3Midnight blue · ΔE 24.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 33.8Black · ΔE 39.1Steel blue · ΔE 40.1Dark slate grey · ΔE 40.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 19.32, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#525927
Analogous#273959, #472759
Triadic#592E27, #27592E
Split complementary#594727, #395927
Tetradic#592739, #525927, #275947

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8D83C9
Lighter +30%#6C60B9
Lighter +20%#5346A0
Lighter +10%#40377C
Darker −10%#1C1736
Darker −20%#090812
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#221769
Less saturated −25%#3A3749

Channel breakdown

R46
G39
B89
Red46 (18%)
Green39 (15.3%)
Blue89 (34.9%)
Hue248.4°
Saturation (HSL)39.06%
Lightness25.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2E · G 27 · B 59

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