Colour

#2E2FB0

#2E2FB0
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark blue

#2E2FB0 is a blue with RGB values 46, 47, 176 and HSL 240°, 59%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

#2E2FB0#2E2FB0

HEX#2E2FB0

RGBrgb(46, 47, 176)

RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.1843, 0.6902

RGB percentages18%, 18.4%, 69%

HSLhsl(239.5, 58.6%, 43.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(239.5, 73.9%, 69%)

CMYK73.9%, 73.3%, 0%, 31%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,026,864

CSS custom property--colour: #2E2FB0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05748WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness73.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.77:1

Contrast with white9.77:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#383838

Inverted#D1D04F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#004AB4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#003DAEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13 from the original

Tritanopia#00546Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 72.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text9.77:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.15:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 15.9 Navy · ΔE 16.8 Indigo · ΔE 19 Slate blue · ΔE 20.6 Rebecca purple · ΔE 21.3 Medium slateblue · ΔE 23.6

Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 15.92, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#B0AF2E

Analogous#2E70B0, #6E2EB0

Triadic#B02E2F, #2FB02E

Split complementary#B06E2E, #70B02E

Tetradic#B02E70, #B0AF2E, #2EB06E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#BCBDEE

Lighter +30%#9495E3

Lighter +20%#6C6CD8

Lighter +10%#4344CE

Darker −10%#232488

Darker −20%#19195F

Darker −30%#0E0F37

Darker −40%#04040E

More saturated +25%#1214CC

Less saturated −25%#4A4A94

Channel breakdown

R46

G47

B176

Red46 (18%)

Green47 (18.4%)

Blue176 (69%)

Hue239.54°

Saturation (HSL)58.56%

Lightness43.53%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2E · G 2F · B B0

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