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Recognised as Colour

#2E40E0

  • #2E40E0
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#2E40E0 is a blue with RGB values 46, 64, 224 and HSL 234°, 74%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#2E40E0#2E40E0
HEX#2E40E0
RGBrgb(46, 64, 224)
RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.251, 0.8784
RGB percentages18%, 25.1%, 87.8%
HSLhsl(233.9, 74.2%, 52.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(233.9, 79.5%, 87.8%)
CMYK79.5%, 71.4%, 0%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,031,264
CSS custom property--colour: #2E40E0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09629WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness93.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.18:1
Contrast with white7.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#484848
Inverted#D1BF1F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0060E5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#004FDDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.5 from the original
Tritanopia#006E8Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 87 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.18:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.93:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 22.5Medium blue · ΔE 23.6Medium slateblue · ΔE 23.9Dark blue · ΔE 26.2Dark orchid · ΔE 27.9Slate blue · ΔE 28.9
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 22.45, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E0CE2E
Analogous#2E99E0, #752EE0
Triadic#E02E40, #40E02E
Split complementary#E0752E, #99E02E
Tetradic#E02E99, #E0CE2E, #2EE075

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E0E2FA
Lighter +30%#B3BAF4
Lighter +20%#8791ED
Lighter +10%#5A69E7
Darker −10%#1C2DBF
Darker −20%#162292
Darker −30%#0F1866
Darker −40%#090D39
More saturated +25%#1028FE
Less saturated −25%#4C58C2

Channel breakdown

R46
G64
B224
Red46 (18%)
Green64 (25.1%)
Blue224 (87.8%)
Hue233.93°
Saturation (HSL)74.17%
Lightness52.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2E · G 40 · B E0

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