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Colour

#2E3973

  • #2E3973
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#2E3973 is a blue with RGB values 46, 57, 115 and HSL 230°, 43%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#2E3973#2E3973
HEX#2E3973
RGBrgb(46, 57, 115)
RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.2235, 0.451
RGB percentages18%, 22.4%, 45.1%
HSLhsl(230.4, 42.9%, 31.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(230.4, 60%, 45.1%)
CMYK60%, 50.4%, 0%, 54.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,029,363
CSS custom property--colour: #2E3973;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04745WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness63.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.77:1
Contrast with white10.77:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3B3B3B
Inverted#D1C68C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1D4175no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#123B72no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.6 from the original
Tritanopia#024650no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.77:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.95:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 14.4Midnight blue · ΔE 24.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 31.7Steel blue · ΔE 32.5Slate blue · ΔE 36.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 39
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 14.41, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#73682E
Analogous#2E5C73, #452E73
Triadic#732E39, #39732E
Split complementary#73452E, #5C732E
Tetradic#732E5C, #73682E, #2E7345

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#97A1D6
Lighter +30%#7380C7
Lighter +20%#4F5FB8
Lighter +10%#3D4B97
Darker −10%#1F274F
Darker −20%#11152A
Darker −30%#020306
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#1A2B87
Less saturated −25%#42475F

Channel breakdown

R46
G57
B115
Red46 (18%)
Green57 (22.4%)
Blue115 (45.1%)
Hue230.43°
Saturation (HSL)42.86%
Lightness31.57%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2E · G 39 · B 73

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