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Recognised as Colour

#2E3D75

  • #2E3D75
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#2E3D75 is a blue with RGB values 46, 61, 117 and HSL 227°, 44%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#2E3D75#2E3D75
HEX#2E3D75
RGBrgb(46, 61, 117)
RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.2392, 0.4588
RGB percentages18%, 23.9%, 45.9%
HSLhsl(227.3, 43.6%, 32%)
HSV / HSBhsv(227.3, 60.7%, 45.9%)
CMYK60.7%, 47.9%, 0%, 54.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,030,389
CSS custom property--colour: #2E3D75;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05203WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness66.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.29:1
Contrast with white10.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3E3E3E
Inverted#D1C28A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#234477no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#193E74no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5 from the original
Tritanopia#004A53no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.29:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.04:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 16.1Midnight blue · ΔE 27.2Steel blue · ΔE 30.2Rebecca purple · ΔE 33.5Slate grey · ΔE 37.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 37.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 16.12, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#75662E
Analogous#2E6075, #422E75
Triadic#752E3D, #3D752E
Split complementary#75422E, #61752E
Tetradic#752E61, #75662E, #2E7543

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#98A6D7
Lighter +30%#7486C8
Lighter +20%#4F66BA
Lighter +10%#3C509A
Darker −10%#202A50
Darker −20%#11172C
Darker −30%#030407
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#1A3189
Less saturated −25%#424961

Channel breakdown

R46
G61
B117
Red46 (18%)
Green61 (23.9%)
Blue117 (45.9%)
Hue227.32°
Saturation (HSL)43.56%
Lightness31.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2E · G 3D · B 75

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