Recognised as Colour

#2E3E57

#2E3E57
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#2E3E57 is a blue with RGB values 46, 62, 87 and HSL 217°, 31%, 26%. 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 slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#2E3E57

RGBrgb(46, 62, 87)

RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.2431, 0.3412

RGB percentages18%, 24.3%, 34.1%

HSLhsl(216.6, 30.8%, 26.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(216.6, 47.1%, 34.1%)

CMYK47.1%, 28.7%, 0%, 65.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,030,615

CSS custom property--colour: #2E3E57;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04714WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness61.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.81:1

Contrast with white10.81:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3C3C3C

Inverted#D1C1A8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#353F58no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#303C56no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original

Tritanopia#1F4347no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text10.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.94:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 19.3 Dim grey · ΔE 25.2 Slate grey · ΔE 27.9 Light slate grey · ΔE 30.8 Black · ΔE 31 Steel blue · ΔE 31

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 19.29, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#57472E

Analogous#2E5257, #332E57

Triadic#572E3E, #3E572E

Split complementary#57332E, #52572E

Tetradic#572E52, #57472E, #2E5733

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#8EA3C3

Lighter +30%#6C87B2

Lighter +20%#516E9A

Lighter +10%#405678

Darker −10%#1C2636

Darker −20%#0B0E14

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#1D3A68

Less saturated −25%#3F4246

Channel breakdown

R46

G62

B87

Red46 (18%)

Green62 (24.3%)

Blue87 (34.1%)

Hue216.59°

Saturation (HSL)30.83%

Lightness26.08%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2E · G 3E · B 57

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Colour harmonies

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