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Recognised as Colour

#2E2E47

  • #2E2E47
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#2E2E47 is a blue with RGB values 46, 46, 71 and HSL 240°, 21%, 23%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#2E2E47#2E2E47
HEX#2E2E47
RGBrgb(46, 46, 71)
RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.1804, 0.2784
RGB percentages18%, 18%, 27.8%
HSLhsl(240, 21.4%, 22.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 35.2%, 27.8%)
CMYK35.2%, 35.2%, 0%, 72.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,026,503
CSS custom property--colour: #2E2E47;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0299WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness49.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.14:1
Contrast with white13.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#303030
Inverted#D1D1B8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#273148no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#263046no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.5 from the original
Tritanopia#283337no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13.14:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.6:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 24.8Black · ΔE 26.3Dim grey · ΔE 29.8Slate grey · ΔE 34.4Dark slateblue · ΔE 34.4Light slate grey · ΔE 37.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 24.8, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#47472E
Analogous#2E3B47, #3B2E47
Triadic#472E2E, #2E472E
Split complementary#473B2E, #3B472E
Tetradic#472E3B, #47472E, #2E473B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8C8CB5
Lighter +30%#6D6DA1
Lighter +20%#565685
Lighter +10%#424266
Darker −10%#1A1A28
Darker −20%#060609
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#1F1F56
Less saturated −25%#3B3B3B

Channel breakdown

R46
G46
B71
Red46 (18%)
Green46 (18%)
Blue71 (27.8%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)21.37%
Lightness22.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2E · G 2E · B 47

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