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Colour

#2E42A6

  • #2E42A6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#2E42A6 is a blue with RGB values 46, 66, 166 and HSL 230°, 57%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#2E42A6#2E42A6
HEX#2E42A6
RGBrgb(46, 66, 166)
RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.2588, 0.651
RGB percentages18%, 25.9%, 65.1%
HSLhsl(230, 56.6%, 41.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(230, 72.3%, 65.1%)
CMYK72.3%, 60.2%, 0%, 34.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,031,718
CSS custom property--colour: #2E42A6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0723WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness79.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.59:1
Contrast with white8.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#454545
Inverted#D1BD59

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0052A9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#0047A4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.8 from the original
Tritanopia#005B6Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.59:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.45:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 14.2Slate blue · ΔE 15.7Rebecca purple · ΔE 17.9Royal blue · ΔE 18Midnight blue · ΔE 18.3Medium purple · ΔE 25.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 14.23, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A6922E
Analogous#2E7EA6, #562EA6
Triadic#A62E42, #42A62E
Split complementary#A6562E, #7EA62E
Tetradic#A62E7E, #A6922E, #2EA656

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B5BEEB
Lighter +30%#8D9BE0
Lighter +20%#6678D4
Lighter +10%#3E55C9
Darker −10%#23327E
Darker −20%#182256
Darker −30%#0D122E
Darker −40%#020206
More saturated +25%#1330C1
Less saturated −25%#49548C

Channel breakdown

R46
G66
B166
Red46 (18%)
Green66 (25.9%)
Blue166 (65.1%)
Hue230°
Saturation (HSL)56.6%
Lightness41.57%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2E · G 42 · B A6

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