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Recognised as Colour

#2E415E

  • #2E415E
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#2E415E is a blue with RGB values 46, 65, 94 and HSL 216°, 34%, 27%. 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 slate grey.

Colour values

#2E415E#2E415E
HEX#2E415E
RGBrgb(46, 65, 94)
RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.2549, 0.3686
RGB percentages18%, 25.5%, 36.9%
HSLhsl(216.3, 34.3%, 27.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(216.3, 51.1%, 36.9%)
CMYK51.1%, 30.9%, 0%, 63.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,031,390
CSS custom property--colour: #2E415E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0517WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness64.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.32:1
Contrast with white10.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3F3F3F
Inverted#D1BEA1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#36435Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#303E5Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original
Tritanopia#1A474Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.32:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.03:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 21Dim grey · ΔE 26.1Slate grey · ΔE 27.4Steel blue · ΔE 28.8Light slate grey · ΔE 30.2Gray · ΔE 32.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 21.04, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5E4B2E
Analogous#2E595E, #332E5E
Triadic#5E2E41, #415E2E
Split complementary#5E332E, #595E2E
Tetradic#5E2E59, #5E4B2E, #2E5E33

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#90A6C8
Lighter +30%#6D8BB8
Lighter +20%#5070A2
Lighter +10%#3F5980
Darker −10%#1D293C
Darker −20%#0C121A
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#1D3D70
Less saturated −25%#40454D

Channel breakdown

R46
G65
B94
Red46 (18%)
Green65 (25.5%)
Blue94 (36.9%)
Hue216.25°
Saturation (HSL)34.29%
Lightness27.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2E · G 41 · B 5E

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