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Recognised as Colour

#2E3BC7

  • #2E3BC7
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#2E3BC7 is a blue with RGB values 46, 59, 199 and HSL 235°, 62%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#2E3BC7#2E3BC7
HEX#2E3BC7
RGBrgb(46, 59, 199)
RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.2314, 0.7804
RGB percentages18%, 23.1%, 78%
HSLhsl(234.9, 62.4%, 48%)
HSV / HSBhsv(234.9, 76.9%, 78%)
CMYK76.9%, 70.4%, 0%, 22%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,029,959
CSS custom property--colour: #2E3BC7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07832WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness84.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.18:1
Contrast with white8.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#424242
Inverted#D1C438

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0057CBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#0048C4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00627Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 77.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.18:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.57:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 20.4Dark blue · ΔE 20.6Slate blue · ΔE 21.1Navy · ΔE 22.8Royal blue · ΔE 24Indigo · ΔE 25.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 20.42, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C7BA2E
Analogous#2E88C7, #6D2EC7
Triadic#C72E3B, #3BC72E
Split complementary#C76D2E, #88C72E
Tetradic#C72E88, #C7BA2E, #2EC76D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CDD1F4
Lighter +30%#A4AAEA
Lighter +20%#7B83E0
Lighter +10%#515DD7
Darker −10%#242F9E
Darker −20%#1B2274
Darker −30%#11164B
Darker −40%#080A21
More saturated +25%#0F22E6
Less saturated −25%#4D54A8

Channel breakdown

R46
G59
B199
Red46 (18%)
Green59 (23.1%)
Blue199 (78%)
Hue234.9°
Saturation (HSL)62.45%
Lightness48.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2E · G 3B · B C7

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