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Recognised as Colour

#2E3085

  • #2E3085
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#2E3085 is a blue with RGB values 46, 48, 133 and HSL 239°, 49%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#2E3085#2E3085
HEX#2E3085
RGBrgb(46, 48, 133)
RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.1882, 0.5216
RGB percentages18%, 18.8%, 52.2%
HSLhsl(238.6, 48.6%, 35.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(238.6, 65.4%, 52.2%)
CMYK65.4%, 63.9%, 0%, 47.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,027,077
CSS custom property--colour: #2E3085;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04388WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness63.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.18:1
Contrast with white11.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#363636
Inverted#D1CF7A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#003F88no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#003783no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.5 from the original
Tritanopia#004555no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.18:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.88:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 8.5Midnight blue · ΔE 10.2Rebecca purple · ΔE 17.6Slate blue · ΔE 24.3Indigo · ΔE 25.4Royal blue · ΔE 28.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 8.48, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#85832E
Analogous#2E5B85, #582E85
Triadic#852E30, #30852E
Split complementary#85582E, #5B852E
Tetradic#852E5B, #85832E, #2E8558

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A1A2DE
Lighter +30%#7B7DD1
Lighter +20%#5557C4
Lighter +10%#3B3EAB
Darker −10%#21225F
Darker −20%#141539
Darker −30%#070713
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#181B9B
Less saturated −25%#44456F

Channel breakdown

R46
G48
B133
Red46 (18%)
Green48 (18.8%)
Blue133 (52.2%)
Hue238.62°
Saturation (HSL)48.6%
Lightness35.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2E · G 30 · B 85

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