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Colour

#2E3695

  • #2E3695
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#2E3695 is a blue with RGB values 46, 54, 149 and HSL 235°, 53%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#2E3695#2E3695
HEX#2E3695
RGBrgb(46, 54, 149)
RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.2118, 0.5843
RGB percentages18%, 21.2%, 58.4%
HSLhsl(235.3, 52.8%, 38.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(235.3, 69.1%, 58.4%)
CMYK69.1%, 63.8%, 0%, 41.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,028,629
CSS custom property--colour: #2E3695;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05389WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness69.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.11:1
Contrast with white10.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3B3B3B
Inverted#D1C96A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004698no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#003D93no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.7 from the original
Tritanopia#004E60no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.11:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.08:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 11.9Midnight blue · ΔE 12.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 15.9Slate blue · ΔE 19.4Royal blue · ΔE 23.5Indigo · ΔE 23.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 11.92, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#958D2E
Analogous#2E6A95, #5A2E95
Triadic#952E36, #36952E
Split complementary#955A2E, #6A952E
Tetradic#952E6A, #958D2E, #2E9559

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#AAAFE5
Lighter +30%#838AD9
Lighter +20%#5C65CD
Lighter +10%#3A44BC
Darker −10%#22286E
Darker −20%#161A47
Darker −30%#0A0C20
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#1621AD
Less saturated −25%#464B7D

Channel breakdown

R46
G54
B149
Red46 (18%)
Green54 (21.2%)
Blue149 (58.4%)
Hue235.34°
Saturation (HSL)52.82%
Lightness38.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2E · G 36 · B 95

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