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Recognised as Colour

#2E4371

  • #2E4371
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#2E4371 is a blue with RGB values 46, 67, 113 and HSL 221°, 42%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#2E4371#2E4371
HEX#2E4371
RGBrgb(46, 67, 113)
RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.2627, 0.4431
RGB percentages18%, 26.3%, 44.3%
HSLhsl(221.2, 42.1%, 31.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.2, 59.3%, 44.3%)
CMYK59.3%, 40.7%, 0%, 55.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,031,921
CSS custom property--colour: #2E4371;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05787WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness68.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.73:1
Contrast with white9.73:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#424242
Inverted#D1BC8E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#304773no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#274170no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Tritanopia#024D54no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.73:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.16:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 23.2Steel blue · ΔE 26.2Dark slate grey · ΔE 31.6Slate grey · ΔE 31.6Dim grey · ΔE 33.7Light slate grey · ΔE 33.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 23.2, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#715C2E
Analogous#2E6571, #3A2E71
Triadic#712E43, #43712E
Split complementary#713A2E, #65712E
Tetradic#712E65, #715C2E, #2E713A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#97AAD4
Lighter +30%#728CC6
Lighter +20%#4E6FB7
Lighter +10%#3D5895
Darker −10%#1F2E4D
Darker −20%#101829
Darker −30%#020304
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#1A3C85
Less saturated −25%#424A5D

Channel breakdown

R46
G67
B113
Red46 (18%)
Green67 (26.3%)
Blue113 (44.3%)
Hue221.19°
Saturation (HSL)42.14%
Lightness31.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2E · G 43 · B 71

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