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Colour

#2E3552

  • #2E3552
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#2E3552 is a blue with RGB values 46, 53, 82 and HSL 228°, 28%, 25%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#2E3552#2E3552
HEX#2E3552
RGBrgb(46, 53, 82)
RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.2078, 0.3216
RGB percentages18%, 20.8%, 32.2%
HSLhsl(228.3, 28.1%, 25.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(228.3, 43.9%, 32.2%)
CMYK43.9%, 35.4%, 0%, 67.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,028,306
CSS custom property--colour: #2E3552;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03736WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness55.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.02:1
Contrast with white12.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#363636
Inverted#D1CAAD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2B3853no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#283551no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Tritanopia#233B3Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.02:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.75:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 24.4Dim grey · ΔE 29.1Black · ΔE 29.9Slate grey · ΔE 32.1Dark slateblue · ΔE 32.1Steel blue · ΔE 34.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 24.38, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#524B2E
Analogous#2E4752, #392E52
Triadic#522E35, #35522E
Split complementary#52392E, #47522E
Tetradic#522E47, #524B2E, #2E5239

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8D97BF
Lighter +30%#6C79AD
Lighter +20%#535F93
Lighter +10%#404A73
Darker −10%#1C2031
Darker −20%#090B11
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#1E2B62
Less saturated −25%#3E3F42

Channel breakdown

R46
G53
B82
Red46 (18%)
Green53 (20.8%)
Blue82 (32.2%)
Hue228.33°
Saturation (HSL)28.13%
Lightness25.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2E · G 35 · B 52

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