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Recognised as Colour

#2E3895

  • #2E3895
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#2E3895 is a blue with RGB values 46, 56, 149 and HSL 234°, 53%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#2E3895#2E3895
HEX#2E3895
RGBrgb(46, 56, 149)
RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.2196, 0.5843
RGB percentages18%, 22%, 58.4%
HSLhsl(234.2, 52.8%, 38.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(234.2, 69.1%, 58.4%)
CMYK69.1%, 62.4%, 0%, 41.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,029,141
CSS custom property--colour: #2E3895;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05579WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness70.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.93:1
Contrast with white9.93:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3D3D3D
Inverted#D1C76A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004898no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#003E93no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.1 from the original
Tritanopia#004F61no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.93:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.12:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 10.7Midnight blue · ΔE 13.4Rebecca purple · ΔE 16.7Slate blue · ΔE 19.7Royal blue · ΔE 23.4Indigo · ΔE 25.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 10.74, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#958B2E
Analogous#2E6C95, #582E95
Triadic#952E38, #38952E
Split complementary#95582E, #6C952E
Tetradic#952E6C, #958B2E, #2E9558

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#AAB0E5
Lighter +30%#838CD9
Lighter +20%#5C67CD
Lighter +10%#3A47BC
Darker −10%#22296E
Darker −20%#161B47
Darker −30%#0A0C20
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#1624AD
Less saturated −25%#464C7D

Channel breakdown

R46
G56
B149
Red46 (18%)
Green56 (22%)
Blue149 (58.4%)
Hue234.17°
Saturation (HSL)52.82%
Lightness38.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2E · G 38 · B 95

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