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Colour

#2E4168

  • #2E4168
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#2E4168 is a blue with RGB values 46, 65, 104 and HSL 220°, 39%, 29%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#2E4168#2E4168
HEX#2E4168
RGBrgb(46, 65, 104)
RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.2549, 0.4078
RGB percentages18%, 25.5%, 40.8%
HSLhsl(220.3, 38.7%, 29.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.3, 55.8%, 40.8%)
CMYK55.8%, 37.5%, 0%, 59.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,031,400
CSS custom property--colour: #2E4168;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05361WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness65.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.13:1
Contrast with white10.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#404040
Inverted#D1BE97

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#32446Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#2B3F67no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original
Tritanopia#11494Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.13:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.07:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 27.2Steel blue · ΔE 27.3Dark slate grey · ΔE 27.4Slate grey · ΔE 29.9Dim grey · ΔE 30.6Light slate grey · ΔE 32.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 27.16, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#68552E
Analogous#2E5E68, #382E68
Triadic#682E41, #41682E
Split complementary#68382E, #5E682E
Tetradic#682E5E, #68552E, #2E6838

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#93A7CF
Lighter +30%#6F8AC0
Lighter +20%#4D6DAF
Lighter +10%#3E578B
Darker −10%#1E2B45
Darker −20%#0F1521
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#1B3B7B
Less saturated −25%#414755

Channel breakdown

R46
G65
B104
Red46 (18%)
Green65 (25.5%)
Blue104 (40.8%)
Hue220.34°
Saturation (HSL)38.67%
Lightness29.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2E · G 41 · B 68

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