Colour

#2E2ACE

#2E2ACE
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#2E2ACE is a blue with RGB values 46, 42, 206 and HSL 241°, 66%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#2E2ACE#2E2ACE

HEX#2E2ACE

RGBrgb(46, 42, 206)

RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.1647, 0.8078

RGB percentages18%, 16.5%, 80.8%

HSLhsl(241.5, 66.1%, 48.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(241.5, 79.6%, 80.8%)

CMYK77.7%, 79.6%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,025,614

CSS custom property--colour: #2E2ACE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06693WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness80.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.98:1

Contrast with white8.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#373737

Inverted#D1D531

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0051D3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#0041CBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.7 from the original

Tritanopia#005D7Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 87.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text8.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.34:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 16.5 Blue violet · ΔE 19.7 Dark blue · ΔE 21.5 Dark violet · ΔE 25.5 Navy · ΔE 26.1 Dark orchid · ΔE 26.9

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 16.54, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CACE2A

Analogous#2A78CE, #802ACE

Triadic#CE2E2A, #2ACE2E

Split complementary#CE802A, #78CE2A

Tetradic#CE2A78, #CACE2A, #2ACE80

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D0CFF5

Lighter +30%#A6A4ED

Lighter +20%#7D7AE4

Lighter +10%#5350DB

Darker −10%#2521A4

Darker −20%#1B1979

Darker −30%#12104F

Darker −40%#080725

More saturated +25%#110BED

Less saturated −25%#4B49AF

Channel breakdown

R46

G42

B206

Red46 (18%)

Green42 (16.5%)

Blue206 (80.8%)

Hue241.46°

Saturation (HSL)66.13%

Lightness48.63%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2E · G 2A · B CE

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Colour values

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