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Recognised as Colour

#2E2E7B

  • #2E2E7B
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#2E2E7B is a blue with RGB values 46, 46, 123 and HSL 240°, 46%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#2E2E7B#2E2E7B
HEX#2E2E7B
RGBrgb(46, 46, 123)
RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.1804, 0.4824
RGB percentages18%, 18%, 48.2%
HSLhsl(240, 45.6%, 33.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 62.6%, 48.2%)
CMYK62.6%, 62.6%, 0%, 51.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,026,555
CSS custom property--colour: #2E2E7B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03965WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness60 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.71:1
Contrast with white11.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#343434
Inverted#D1D184

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#003B7Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#003579no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.1 from the original
Tritanopia#004150no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.71:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.79:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 7.6Midnight blue · ΔE 11.7Rebecca purple · ΔE 20.5Slate blue · ΔE 28.1Indigo · ΔE 28.5Royal blue · ΔE 32.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 7.59, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7B7B2E
Analogous#2E547B, #542E7B
Triadic#7B2E2E, #2E7B2E
Split complementary#7B542E, #547B2E
Tetradic#7B2E54, #7B7B2E, #2E7B54

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9B9BDA
Lighter +30%#7676CC
Lighter +20%#5151BE
Lighter +10%#3C3CA0
Darker −10%#202056
Darker −20%#121231
Darker −30%#04040C
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#191990
Less saturated −25%#434366

Channel breakdown

R46
G46
B123
Red46 (18%)
Green46 (18%)
Blue123 (48.2%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)45.56%
Lightness33.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2E · G 2E · B 7B

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