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Recognised as Colour

#2E2CC2

  • #2E2CC2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark blue

#2E2CC2 is a blue with RGB values 46, 44, 194 and HSL 241°, 63%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

#2E2CC2#2E2CC2
HEX#2E2CC2
RGBrgb(46, 44, 194)
RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.1725, 0.7608
RGB percentages18%, 17.3%, 76.1%
HSLhsl(240.8, 63%, 46.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240.8, 77.3%, 76.1%)
CMYK76.3%, 77.3%, 0%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,026,114
CSS custom property--colour: #2E2CC2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06277WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness77.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.31:1
Contrast with white9.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#373737
Inverted#D1D33D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004EC6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#003FBFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.9 from the original
Tritanopia#005976no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 82.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.31:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.26:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 17.2Navy · ΔE 21Blue violet · ΔE 22.9Medium blue · ΔE 23.1Indigo · ΔE 25.1Dark orchid · ΔE 25.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 17.21, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C0C22C
Analogous#2C75C2, #792CC2
Triadic#C22E2C, #2CC22E
Split complementary#C2792C, #75C22C
Tetradic#C22C75, #C0C22C, #2CC279

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C8C8F2
Lighter +30%#9F9EE9
Lighter +20%#7674E0
Lighter +10%#4D4BD6
Darker −10%#242398
Darker −20%#1A196F
Darker −30%#101045
Darker −40%#07061C
More saturated +25%#110EE0
Less saturated −25%#4B4AA4

Channel breakdown

R46
G44
B194
Red46 (18%)
Green44 (17.3%)
Blue194 (76.1%)
Hue240.8°
Saturation (HSL)63.03%
Lightness46.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2E · G 2C · B C2

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