Colour

#2E37FF

#2E37FF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#2E37FF is a blue with RGB values 46, 55, 255 and HSL 237°, 100%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#2E37FF#2E37FF

HEX#2E37FF

RGBrgb(46, 55, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.2157, 1

RGB percentages18%, 21.6%, 100%

HSLhsl(237.4, 100%, 59%)

HSV / HSBhsv(237.4, 82%, 100%)

CMYK82%, 78.4%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,028,991

CSS custom property--colour: #2E37FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10533WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness99.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.76:1

Contrast with white6.76:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#444444

Inverted#D1C800

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0066FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#0050FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.2 from the original

Tritanopia#00769Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 103.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.11:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 15.2 Blue · ΔE 19.8 Blue violet · ΔE 23.3 Dark violet · ΔE 29.4 Dark orchid · ΔE 37.2 Dark blue · ΔE 39.5

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 15.22, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#FFF62E

Analogous#2E9FFF, #8E2EFF

Triadic#FF2E37, #37FF2E

Split complementary#FF8E2E, #9FFF2E

Tetradic#FF2E9F, #FFF62E, #2EFF8E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FAFAFF

Lighter +30%#C7C9FF

Lighter +20%#9499FF

Lighter +10%#6168FF

Darker −10%#000BFA

Darker −20%#0009C7

Darker −30%#000694

Darker −40%#000461

More saturated +25%#2E37FF

Less saturated −25%#484FE5

Channel breakdown

R46

G55

B255

Red46 (18%)

Green55 (21.6%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue237.42°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness59.02%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2E · G 37 · B FF

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