Recognised as Colour

#2E2BBB

#2E2BBB
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark blue

#2E2BBB is a blue with RGB values 46, 43, 187 and HSL 241°, 63%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

#2E2BBB#2E2BBB

HEX#2E2BBB

RGBrgb(46, 43, 187)

RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.1686, 0.7333

RGB percentages18%, 16.9%, 73.3%

HSLhsl(241.2, 62.6%, 45.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(241.2, 77%, 73.3%)

CMYK75.4%, 77%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,025,851

CSS custom property--colour: #2E2BBB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05896WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness75.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.64:1

Contrast with white9.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#363636

Inverted#D1D444

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#004CBFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#003EB8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.2 from the original

Tritanopia#005672no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 79.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text9.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.18:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 15.4 Navy · ΔE 18.7 Indigo · ΔE 22.5 Blue violet · ΔE 24.8 Medium slateblue · ΔE 25.7 Dark orchid · ΔE 25.7

Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 15.41, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B8BB2B

Analogous#2B70BB, #762BBB

Triadic#BB2E2B, #2BBB2E

Split complementary#BB762B, #70BB2B

Tetradic#BB2B70, #B8BB2B, #2BBB76

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C2C1F1

Lighter +30%#9998E7

Lighter +20%#716EDE

Lighter +10%#4845D4

Darker −10%#242192

Darker −20%#1A1868

Darker −30%#0F0E3F

Darker −40%#050515

More saturated +25%#120ED8

Less saturated −25%#4A489E

Channel breakdown

R46

G43

B187

Red46 (18%)

Green43 (16.9%)

Blue187 (73.3%)

Hue241.25°

Saturation (HSL)62.61%

Lightness45.1%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2E · G 2B · B BB

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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