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Recognised as Colour

#2E28D5

  • #2E28D5
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#2E28D5 is a blue with RGB values 46, 40, 213 and HSL 242°, 68%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#2E28D5#2E28D5
HEX#2E28D5
RGBrgb(46, 40, 213)
RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.1569, 0.8353
RGB percentages18%, 15.7%, 83.5%
HSLhsl(242.1, 68.4%, 49.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(242.1, 81.2%, 83.5%)
CMYK78.4%, 81.2%, 0%, 16.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,025,109
CSS custom property--colour: #2E28D5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06903WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness82.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.82:1
Contrast with white8.82:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#363636
Inverted#D1D72A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0053DAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#0041D2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.3 from the original
Tritanopia#006080no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 92.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.82:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.38:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 12.8Blue violet · ΔE 18.8Dark violet · ΔE 24.6Dark blue · ΔE 24.8Dark orchid · ΔE 28.5Navy · ΔE 29.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 12.8, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CFD528
Analogous#2879D5, #8428D5
Triadic#D52E28, #28D52E
Split complementary#D58528, #78D528
Tetradic#D52879, #CFD528, #28D584

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D4D2F7
Lighter +30%#AAA7EF
Lighter +20%#807DE6
Lighter +10%#5652DE
Darker −10%#2520AA
Darker −20%#1B187F
Darker −30%#121054
Darker −40%#090829
More saturated +25%#1108F5
Less saturated −25%#4B48B5

Channel breakdown

R46
G40
B213
Red46 (18%)
Green40 (15.7%)
Blue213 (83.5%)
Hue242.08°
Saturation (HSL)68.38%
Lightness49.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2E · G 28 · B D5

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