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Recognised as Colour

#2E2E76

  • #2E2E76
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#2E2E76 is a blue with RGB values 46, 46, 118 and HSL 240°, 44%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#2E2E76#2E2E76
HEX#2E2E76
RGBrgb(46, 46, 118)
RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.1804, 0.4627
RGB percentages18%, 18%, 46.3%
HSLhsl(240, 43.9%, 32.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 61%, 46.3%)
CMYK61%, 61%, 0%, 53.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,026,550
CSS custom property--colour: #2E2E76;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03843WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness58.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.87:1
Contrast with white11.87:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#333333
Inverted#D1D189

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#003A78no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#003475no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.3 from the original
Tritanopia#003F4Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.87:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.77:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 8.2Midnight blue · ΔE 13.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 22.7Slate blue · ΔE 30.4Indigo · ΔE 31Royal blue · ΔE 34.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 8.23, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#76762E
Analogous#2E5276, #522E76
Triadic#762E2E, #2E762E
Split complementary#76522E, #52762E
Tetradic#762E52, #76762E, #2E7652

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9999D7
Lighter +30%#7474C9
Lighter +20%#4F4FBB
Lighter +10%#3C3C9B
Darker −10%#202051
Darker −20%#11112D
Darker −30%#030308
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#19198B
Less saturated −25%#424261

Channel breakdown

R46
G46
B118
Red46 (18%)
Green46 (18%)
Blue118 (46.3%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)43.9%
Lightness32.16%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2E · G 2E · B 76

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