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Recognised as Colour

#2E2EEF

  • #2E2EEF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#2E2EEF is a blue with RGB values 46, 46, 239 and HSL 240°, 86%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#2E2EEF#2E2EEF
HEX#2E2EEF
RGBrgb(46, 46, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.1804, 0.9373
RGB percentages18%, 18%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(240, 85.8%, 55.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 80.8%, 93.7%)
CMYK80.8%, 80.8%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,026,671
CSS custom property--colour: #2E2EEF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08767WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness91.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.63:1
Contrast with white7.63:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3C3C3C
Inverted#D1D110

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005DF4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#0049ECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.1 from the original
Tritanopia#006C91no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 100.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.63:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.75:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 11.4Blue violet · ΔE 20.9Blue · ΔE 21.7Dark violet · ΔE 26.8Dark orchid · ΔE 34.3Dark blue · ΔE 34.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 11.4, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EFEF2E
Analogous#2E8FEF, #8F2EEF
Triadic#EF2E2E, #2EEF2E
Split complementary#EF8F2E, #8FEF2E
Tetradic#EF2E8F, #EFEF2E, #2EEF8F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EBEBFE
Lighter +30%#BCBCFA
Lighter +20%#8D8DF6
Lighter +10%#5D5DF3
Darker −10%#1111D9
Darker −20%#0D0DAA
Darker −30%#09097B
Darker −40%#06064B
More saturated +25%#1E1EFF
Less saturated −25%#4A4AD3

Channel breakdown

R46
G46
B239
Red46 (18%)
Green46 (18%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)85.78%
Lightness55.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2E · G 2E · B EF

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