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Colour

#2E2853

  • #2E2853
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#2E2853 is a blue with RGB values 46, 40, 83 and HSL 248°, 35%, 24%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#2E2853#2E2853
HEX#2E2853
RGBrgb(46, 40, 83)
RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.1569, 0.3255
RGB percentages18%, 15.7%, 32.5%
HSLhsl(248.4, 35%, 24.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(248.4, 51.8%, 32.5%)
CMYK44.6%, 51.8%, 0%, 67.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,024,979
CSS custom property--colour: #2E2853;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02723WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness48.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.6:1
Contrast with white13.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2C2C2C
Inverted#D1D7AC

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#172F55no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10 from the original
Deuteranopia#172D52no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.8 from the original
Tritanopia#233139no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13.6:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.54:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 23.3Midnight blue · ΔE 29.5Black · ΔE 35.1Dark slate grey · ΔE 36.6Rebecca purple · ΔE 38Dim grey · ΔE 39
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 23.27, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4D5328
Analogous#283753, #442853
Triadic#532E28, #28532E
Split complementary#534428, #375328
Tetradic#532837, #4D5328, #285344

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8C84C3
Lighter +30%#6D61B3
Lighter +20%#544998
Lighter +10%#413975
Darker −10%#1B1731
Darker −20%#08070E
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#231962
Less saturated −25%#393744

Channel breakdown

R46
G40
B83
Red46 (18%)
Green40 (15.7%)
Blue83 (32.5%)
Hue248.37°
Saturation (HSL)34.96%
Lightness24.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2E · G 28 · B 53

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