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Recognised as Colour

#2E304D

  • #2E304D
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#2E304D is a blue with RGB values 46, 48, 77 and HSL 236°, 25%, 24%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#2E304D#2E304D
HEX#2E304D
RGBrgb(46, 48, 77)
RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.1882, 0.302
RGB percentages18%, 18.8%, 30.2%
HSLhsl(236.1, 25.2%, 24.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(236.1, 40.3%, 30.2%)
CMYK40.3%, 37.7%, 0%, 69.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,027,021
CSS custom property--colour: #2E304D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03231WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness51.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.76:1
Contrast with white12.76:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#323232
Inverted#D1CFB2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#27344Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#25314Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original
Tritanopia#25363Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.76:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.65:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 26.1Black · ΔE 28.7Dim grey · ΔE 30.6Dark slateblue · ΔE 31.9Slate grey · ΔE 34.2Steel blue · ΔE 36.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 26.12, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4D4B2E
Analogous#2E3F4D, #3B2E4D
Triadic#4D2E30, #304D2E
Split complementary#4D3B2E, #3F4D2E
Tetradic#4D2E3F, #4D4B2E, #2E4D3B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8C8FBB
Lighter +30%#6D70A7
Lighter +20%#54588D
Lighter +10%#41446D
Darker −10%#1B1C2D
Darker −20%#08080D
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#1F235C
Less saturated −25%#3D3D3E

Channel breakdown

R46
G48
B77
Red46 (18%)
Green48 (18.8%)
Blue77 (30.2%)
Hue236.13°
Saturation (HSL)25.2%
Lightness24.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2E · G 30 · B 4D

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