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Recognised as Colour

#2E367C

  • #2E367C
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#2E367C is a blue with RGB values 46, 54, 124 and HSL 234°, 46%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#2E367C#2E367C
HEX#2E367C
RGBrgb(46, 54, 124)
RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.2118, 0.4863
RGB percentages18%, 21.2%, 48.6%
HSLhsl(233.8, 45.9%, 33.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(233.8, 62.9%, 48.6%)
CMYK62.9%, 56.5%, 0%, 51.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,028,604
CSS custom property--colour: #2E367C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04674WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness64 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.85:1
Contrast with white10.85:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#393939
Inverted#D1C983

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#06417Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#003A7Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.8 from the original
Tritanopia#004653no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.85:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.93:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 8Midnight blue · ΔE 17.7Rebecca purple · ΔE 24.8Slate blue · ΔE 30.4Royal blue · ΔE 33.4Indigo · ΔE 34.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 8.04, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7C742E
Analogous#2E5D7C, #4D2E7C
Triadic#7C2E36, #367C2E
Split complementary#7C4D2E, #5D7C2E
Tetradic#7C2E5D, #7C742E, #2E7C4D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9CA2DA
Lighter +30%#777FCC
Lighter +20%#515DBF
Lighter +10%#3C46A1
Darker −10%#202657
Darker −20%#121632
Darker −30%#05050C
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#192591
Less saturated −25%#434767

Channel breakdown

R46
G54
B124
Red46 (18%)
Green54 (21.2%)
Blue124 (48.6%)
Hue233.85°
Saturation (HSL)45.88%
Lightness33.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2E · G 36 · B 7C

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