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Colour

#2E396C

  • #2E396C
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#2E396C is a blue with RGB values 46, 57, 108 and HSL 229°, 40%, 30%. 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

#2E396C#2E396C
HEX#2E396C
RGBrgb(46, 57, 108)
RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.2235, 0.4235
RGB percentages18%, 22.4%, 42.4%
HSLhsl(229.4, 40.3%, 30.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(229.4, 57.4%, 42.4%)
CMYK57.4%, 47.2%, 0%, 57.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,029,356
CSS custom property--colour: #2E396C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0459WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness62.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.95:1
Contrast with white10.95:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3A3A3A
Inverted#D1C693

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#233F6Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6 from the original
Deuteranopia#1B3A6Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original
Tritanopia#0E444Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.95:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.92:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 18.6Midnight blue · ΔE 28.7Steel blue · ΔE 31.4Rebecca purple · ΔE 35.6Dark slate grey · ΔE 36.7Slate grey · ΔE 37
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 18.58, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6C612E
Analogous#2E586C, #422E6C
Triadic#6C2E39, #396C2E
Split complementary#6C422E, #586C2E
Tetradic#6C2E58, #6C612E, #2E6C42

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#949FD2
Lighter +30%#717FC2
Lighter +20%#4D5FB3
Lighter +10%#3D4C90
Darker −10%#1F2648
Darker −20%#101324
Darker −30%#000001
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#1B2D7F
Less saturated −25%#414559

Channel breakdown

R46
G57
B108
Red46 (18%)
Green57 (22.4%)
Blue108 (42.4%)
Hue229.35°
Saturation (HSL)40.26%
Lightness30.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2E · G 39 · B 6C

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