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Recognised as Colour

#2E366C

  • #2E366C
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#2E366C is a blue with RGB values 46, 54, 108 and HSL 232°, 40%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#2E366C#2E366C
HEX#2E366C
RGBrgb(46, 54, 108)
RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.2118, 0.4235
RGB percentages18%, 21.2%, 42.4%
HSLhsl(232.3, 40.3%, 30.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(232.3, 57.4%, 42.4%)
CMYK57.4%, 50%, 0%, 57.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,028,588
CSS custom property--colour: #2E366C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04302WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness60.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.29:1
Contrast with white11.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#383838
Inverted#D1C993

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1D3D6Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#15386Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.6 from the original
Tritanopia#0F424Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.29:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.86:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 16.5Midnight blue · ΔE 26Steel blue · ΔE 33.2Rebecca purple · ΔE 33.3Dark slate grey · ΔE 39.3Slate grey · ΔE 39.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 16.5, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6C642E
Analogous#2E556C, #452E6C
Triadic#6C2E36, #366C2E
Split complementary#6C452E, #556C2E
Tetradic#6C2E55, #6C642E, #2E6C45

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#949CD2
Lighter +30%#717BC2
Lighter +20%#4D5AB3
Lighter +10%#3D4890
Darker −10%#1F2448
Darker −20%#101224
Darker −30%#000001
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#1B287F
Less saturated −25%#414459

Channel breakdown

R46
G54
B108
Red46 (18%)
Green54 (21.2%)
Blue108 (42.4%)
Hue232.26°
Saturation (HSL)40.26%
Lightness30.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2E · G 36 · B 6C

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