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Colour

#2E41B0

  • #2E41B0
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate blue

#2E41B0 is a blue with RGB values 46, 65, 176 and HSL 231°, 59%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate blue.

Colour values

#2E41B0#2E41B0
HEX#2E41B0
RGBrgb(46, 65, 176)
RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.2549, 0.6902
RGB percentages18%, 25.5%, 69%
HSLhsl(231.2, 58.6%, 43.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231.2, 73.9%, 69%)
CMYK73.9%, 63.1%, 0%, 31%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,031,472
CSS custom property--colour: #2E41B0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07496WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness81.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.4:1
Contrast with white8.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#454545
Inverted#D1BE4F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0054B4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#0047AEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.1 from the original
Tritanopia#005E72no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 64.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.4:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.5:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 13.6Royal blue · ΔE 16.4Rebecca purple · ΔE 17.9Dark slateblue · ΔE 20.1Midnight blue · ΔE 20.6Medium slateblue · ΔE 21.8
Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 13.59, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B09D2E
Analogous#2E82B0, #5C2EB0
Triadic#B02E41, #41B02E
Split complementary#B05C2E, #82B02E
Tetradic#B02E82, #B09D2E, #2EB05C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BCC4EE
Lighter +30%#94A0E3
Lighter +20%#6C7BD8
Lighter +10%#4357CE
Darker −10%#233288
Darker −20%#19235F
Darker −30%#0E1437
Darker −40%#04050E
More saturated +25%#122DCC
Less saturated −25%#4A5594

Channel breakdown

R46
G65
B176
Red46 (18%)
Green65 (25.5%)
Blue176 (69%)
Hue231.23°
Saturation (HSL)58.56%
Lightness43.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2E · G 41 · B B0

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