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Colour

#2E2969

  • #2E2969
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#2E2969 is a blue with RGB values 46, 41, 105 and HSL 245°, 44%, 29%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#2E2969#2E2969
HEX#2E2969
RGBrgb(46, 41, 105)
RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.1608, 0.4118
RGB percentages18%, 16.1%, 41.2%
HSLhsl(244.7, 43.8%, 28.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(244.7, 61%, 41.2%)
CMYK56.2%, 61%, 0%, 58.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,025,257
CSS custom property--colour: #2E2969;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03187WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness53.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.83:1
Contrast with white12.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2F2F2F
Inverted#D1D696

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#00346Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#003068no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12 from the original
Tritanopia#153844no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.83:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.64:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 12Midnight blue · ΔE 16.7Rebecca purple · ΔE 26.3Indigo · ΔE 34Slate blue · ΔE 35.2Purple · ΔE 38.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 12.03, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#646929
Analogous#294469, #4E2969
Triadic#692E29, #29692E
Split complementary#694E29, #446929
Tetradic#692944, #646929, #29694E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#918CD2
Lighter +30%#6E67C4
Lighter +20%#4E46B2
Lighter +10%#3E378E
Darker −10%#1E1B44
Darker −20%#0E0C20
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#1F177B
Less saturated −25%#3D3B57

Channel breakdown

R46
G41
B105
Red46 (18%)
Green41 (16.1%)
Blue105 (41.2%)
Hue244.69°
Saturation (HSL)43.84%
Lightness28.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2E · G 29 · B 69

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