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Recognised as Colour

#2E4097

  • #2E4097
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#2E4097 is a blue with RGB values 46, 64, 151 and HSL 230°, 53%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#2E4097#2E4097
HEX#2E4097
RGBrgb(46, 64, 151)
RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.251, 0.5922
RGB percentages18%, 25.1%, 59.2%
HSLhsl(229.7, 53.3%, 38.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(229.7, 69.5%, 59.2%)
CMYK69.5%, 57.6%, 0%, 40.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,031,191
CSS custom property--colour: #2E4097;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06482WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness75.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.14:1
Contrast with white9.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#424242
Inverted#D1BF68

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004D9Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#004395no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.1 from the original
Tritanopia#005565no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.14:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.3:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 8.4Midnight blue · ΔE 17.1Rebecca purple · ΔE 20.1Slate blue · ΔE 21.1Royal blue · ΔE 23.3Medium purple · ΔE 27.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 8.35, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#97852E
Analogous#2E7497, #512E97
Triadic#972E40, #40972E
Split complementary#97512E, #75972E
Tetradic#972E74, #97852E, #2E9751

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ABB5E6
Lighter +30%#8493DA
Lighter +20%#5D71CE
Lighter +10%#3A51BE
Darker −10%#222F70
Darker −20%#161F49
Darker −30%#0A0E22
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#1530B0
Less saturated −25%#47507E

Channel breakdown

R46
G64
B151
Red46 (18%)
Green64 (25.1%)
Blue151 (59.2%)
Hue229.71°
Saturation (HSL)53.3%
Lightness38.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2E · G 40 · B 97

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