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Recognised as Colour

#2E2862

  • #2E2862
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#2E2862 is a blue with RGB values 46, 40, 98 and HSL 246°, 42%, 27%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#2E2862#2E2862
HEX#2E2862
RGBrgb(46, 40, 98)
RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.1569, 0.3843
RGB percentages18%, 15.7%, 38.4%
HSLhsl(246.2, 42%, 27.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(246.2, 59.2%, 38.4%)
CMYK53.1%, 59.2%, 0%, 61.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,024,994
CSS custom property--colour: #2E2862;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0298WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness51.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.16:1
Contrast with white13.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2D2D2D
Inverted#D1D79D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#053264no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#012E61no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.9 from the original
Tritanopia#1B3540no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13.16:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.6:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 15Midnight blue · ΔE 20.1Rebecca purple · ΔE 29.4Indigo · ΔE 37.1Slate blue · ΔE 38.4Purple · ΔE 40.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 14.95, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5C6228
Analogous#283F62, #4B2862
Triadic#622E28, #28622E
Split complementary#624B28, #3F6228
Tetradic#62283F, #5C6228, #28624B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8F88CE
Lighter +30%#6D63C0
Lighter +20%#5046AA
Lighter +10%#3F3786
Darker −10%#1D193E
Darker −20%#0C0A1A
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#201773
Less saturated −25%#3C3951

Channel breakdown

R46
G40
B98
Red46 (18%)
Green40 (15.7%)
Blue98 (38.4%)
Hue246.21°
Saturation (HSL)42.03%
Lightness27.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2E · G 28 · B 62

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