Colour

#2E2A3E

#2E2A3E
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Black

#2E2A3E is a blue with RGB values 46, 42, 62 and HSL 252°, 19%, 20%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#2E2A3E#2E2A3E

HEX#2E2A3E

RGBrgb(46, 42, 62)

RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.1647, 0.2431

RGB percentages18%, 16.5%, 24.3%

HSLhsl(252, 19.2%, 20.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(252, 32.3%, 24.3%)

CMYK25.8%, 32.3%, 0%, 75.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,025,470

CSS custom property--colour: #2E2A3E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02585WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness45.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.84:1

Contrast with white13.84:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2C2C2C

Inverted#D1D5C1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#252D3Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#262C3Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original

Tritanopia#2B2D31no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text13.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.52:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 23 Dark slate grey · ΔE 24.3 Dim grey · ΔE 29.6 Slate grey · ΔE 35.8 Dark slateblue · ΔE 37.7 Gray · ΔE 37.9

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 23, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#3A3E2A

Analogous#2A303E, #382A3E

Triadic#3E2E2A, #2A3E2E

Split complementary#3E382A, #303E2A

Tetradic#3E2A30, #3A3E2A, #2A3E38

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#8E87AD

Lighter +30%#726899

Lighter +20%#5B537B

Lighter +10%#453F5C

Darker −10%#171520

Darker −20%#010101

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#261D4B

Less saturated −25%#343434

Channel breakdown

R46

G42

B62

Red46 (18%)

Green42 (16.5%)

Blue62 (24.3%)

Hue252°

Saturation (HSL)19.23%

Lightness20.39%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2E · G 2A · B 3E

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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