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Recognised as Colour

#2E3C5C

  • #2E3C5C
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#2E3C5C is a blue with RGB values 46, 60, 92 and HSL 222°, 33%, 27%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#2E3C5C#2E3C5C
HEX#2E3C5C
RGBrgb(46, 60, 92)
RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.2353, 0.3608
RGB percentages18%, 23.5%, 36.1%
HSLhsl(221.7, 33.3%, 27.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.7, 50%, 36.1%)
CMYK50%, 34.8%, 0%, 63.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,030,108
CSS custom property--colour: #2E3C5C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04585WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness60.9 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#3B3B3B
Inverted#D1C3A3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#303F5Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original
Deuteranopia#2B3B5Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original
Tritanopia#1C4347no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.9 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 slate grey · ΔE 24.1Dim grey · ΔE 28.5Slate grey · ΔE 29.9Steel blue · ΔE 30.4Dark slateblue · ΔE 30.9Light slate grey · ΔE 32.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 24.12, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5C4E2E
Analogous#2E535C, #372E5C
Triadic#5C2E3C, #3C5C2E
Split complementary#5C372E, #535C2E
Tetradic#5C2E53, #5C4E2E, #2E5C37

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8FA0C7
Lighter +30%#6D83B6
Lighter +20%#5068A0
Lighter +10%#3F527E
Darker −10%#1D263A
Darker −20%#0C1018
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#1D356D
Less saturated −25%#3F434B

Channel breakdown

R46
G60
B92
Red46 (18%)
Green60 (23.5%)
Blue92 (36.1%)
Hue221.74°
Saturation (HSL)33.33%
Lightness27.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2E · G 3C · B 5C

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