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Recognised as Colour

#2E2E4D

  • #2E2E4D
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#2E2E4D is a blue with RGB values 46, 46, 77 and HSL 240°, 25%, 24%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#2E2E4D#2E2E4D
HEX#2E2E4D
RGBrgb(46, 46, 77)
RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.1804, 0.302
RGB percentages18%, 18%, 30.2%
HSLhsl(240, 25.2%, 24.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 40.3%, 30.2%)
CMYK40.3%, 40.3%, 0%, 69.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,026,509
CSS custom property--colour: #2E2E4D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03071WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness50.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.01:1
Contrast with white13.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#303030
Inverted#D1D1B2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#24324Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#23304Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.2 from the original
Tritanopia#253439no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13.01:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.61:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 27.9Black · ΔE 29.3Dark slateblue · ΔE 30.6Dim grey · ΔE 32Slate grey · ΔE 35.4Steel blue · ΔE 37
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 27.93, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4D4D2E
Analogous#2E3D4D, #3D2E4D
Triadic#4D2E2E, #2E4D2E
Split complementary#4D3D2E, #3D4D2E
Tetradic#4D2E3D, #4D4D2E, #2E4D3D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8C8CBB
Lighter +30%#6D6DA7
Lighter +20%#54548D
Lighter +10%#41416D
Darker −10%#1B1B2D
Darker −20%#08080D
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#1F1F5C
Less saturated −25%#3D3D3E

Channel breakdown

R46
G46
B77
Red46 (18%)
Green46 (18%)
Blue77 (30.2%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)25.2%
Lightness24.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2E · G 2E · B 4D

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