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Recognised as Colour

#2E2761

  • #2E2761
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#2E2761 is a blue with RGB values 46, 39, 97 and HSL 247°, 43%, 27%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#2E2761#2E2761
HEX#2E2761
RGBrgb(46, 39, 97)
RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.1529, 0.3804
RGB percentages18%, 15.3%, 38%
HSLhsl(247.2, 42.6%, 26.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(247.2, 59.8%, 38%)
CMYK52.6%, 59.8%, 0%, 62%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,024,737
CSS custom property--colour: #2E2761;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02895WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness51 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.3:1
Contrast with white13.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2D2D2D
Inverted#D1D89E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#033163no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#012E60no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.7 from the original
Tritanopia#1C343Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13.3:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.58:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 15.1Midnight blue · ΔE 19.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 29.3Indigo · ΔE 36.9Slate blue · ΔE 38.6Purple · ΔE 39.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 15.13, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5A6127
Analogous#273D61, #4B2761
Triadic#612E27, #27612E
Split complementary#614B27, #3D6127
Tetradic#61273D, #5A6127, #27614B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8F86CE
Lighter +30%#6D61C0
Lighter +20%#5144AA
Lighter +10%#3F3685
Darker −10%#1D183D
Darker −20%#0C0A18
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#211672
Less saturated −25%#3B3850

Channel breakdown

R46
G39
B97
Red46 (18%)
Green39 (15.3%)
Blue97 (38%)
Hue247.24°
Saturation (HSL)42.65%
Lightness26.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2E · G 27 · B 61

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