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Colour

#2E2B40

  • #2E2B40
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#2E2B40 is a blue with RGB values 46, 43, 64 and HSL 249°, 20%, 21%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#2E2B40#2E2B40
HEX#2E2B40
RGBrgb(46, 43, 64)
RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.1686, 0.251
RGB percentages18%, 16.9%, 25.1%
HSLhsl(248.6, 19.6%, 21%)
HSV / HSBhsv(248.6, 32.8%, 25.1%)
CMYK28.1%, 32.8%, 0%, 74.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,025,728
CSS custom property--colour: #2E2B40;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02679WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness46.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.67:1
Contrast with white13.67:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2D2D2D
Inverted#D1D4BF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#262E41no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#262D3Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original
Tritanopia#2A2F32no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13.67:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.54:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 23.7Dark slate grey · ΔE 24.2Dim grey · ΔE 29.5Slate grey · ΔE 35.4Dark slateblue · ΔE 37Gray · ΔE 37.8
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 23.69, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3D402B
Analogous#2B3340, #382B40
Triadic#402E2B, #2B402E
Split complementary#40392B, #33402B
Tetradic#402B33, #3D402B, #2B4039

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8E88AF
Lighter +30%#70699B
Lighter +20%#5A547D
Lighter +10%#443F5F
Darker −10%#181721
Darker −20%#020203
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#241E4D
Less saturated −25%#363636

Channel breakdown

R46
G43
B64
Red46 (18%)
Green43 (16.9%)
Blue64 (25.1%)
Hue248.57°
Saturation (HSL)19.63%
Lightness20.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2E · G 2B · B 40

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