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Recognised as Colour

#2E43C2

  • #2E43C2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate blue

#2E43C2 is a blue with RGB values 46, 67, 194 and HSL 231°, 62%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate blue.

Colour values

#2E43C2#2E43C2
HEX#2E43C2
RGBrgb(46, 67, 194)
RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.2627, 0.7608
RGB percentages18%, 26.3%, 76.1%
HSLhsl(231.5, 61.7%, 47.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231.5, 76.3%, 76.1%)
CMYK76.3%, 65.5%, 0%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,032,002
CSS custom property--colour: #2E43C2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0849WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness86.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.78:1
Contrast with white7.78:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#484848
Inverted#D1BC3D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0059C6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#004BC0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9 from the original
Tritanopia#00657Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 72.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.78:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.7:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 14.9Royal blue · ΔE 17Medium slateblue · ΔE 17.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 22.2Dark blue · ΔE 24.3Navy · ΔE 24.7
Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 14.88, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C2AD2E
Analogous#2E8DC2, #632EC2
Triadic#C22E43, #43C22E
Split complementary#C2632E, #8DC22E
Tetradic#C22E8D, #C2AD2E, #2EC263

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CACFF2
Lighter +30%#A0ABE9
Lighter +20%#7786DF
Lighter +10%#4E61D5
Darker −10%#243599
Darker −20%#1A2770
Darker −30%#111846
Darker −40%#070A1D
More saturated +25%#102EE0
Less saturated −25%#4C58A4

Channel breakdown

R46
G67
B194
Red46 (18%)
Green67 (26.3%)
Blue194 (76.1%)
Hue231.49°
Saturation (HSL)61.67%
Lightness47.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2E · G 43 · B C2

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