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Recognised as Colour

#2E445A

  • #2E445A
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#2E445A is a blue with RGB values 46, 68, 90 and HSL 210°, 32%, 27%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#2E445A#2E445A
HEX#2E445A
RGBrgb(46, 68, 90)
RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.2667, 0.3529
RGB percentages18%, 26.7%, 35.3%
HSLhsl(210, 32.4%, 26.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(210, 48.9%, 35.3%)
CMYK48.9%, 24.4%, 0%, 64.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,032,154
CSS custom property--colour: #2E445A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05453WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness65.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.04:1
Contrast with white10.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#414141
Inverted#D1BBA5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3B455Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#36405Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.2 from the original
Tritanopia#1C494Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.04:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.09:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 15.9Dim grey · ΔE 22.8Slate grey · ΔE 25.4Light slate grey · ΔE 28.3Steel blue · ΔE 29.6Gray · ΔE 30.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 15.94, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5A442E
Analogous#2E5A5A, #2E2E5A
Triadic#5A2E44, #445A2E
Split complementary#5A2E2E, #5A5A2E
Tetradic#5A2E5A, #5A442E, #2E5A2E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8FAAC6
Lighter +30%#6D91B4
Lighter +20%#51779E
Lighter +10%#3F5E7C
Darker −10%#1D2B38
Darker −20%#0C1117
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#1D446B
Less saturated −25%#3F4449

Channel breakdown

R46
G68
B90
Red46 (18%)
Green68 (26.7%)
Blue90 (35.3%)
Hue210°
Saturation (HSL)32.35%
Lightness26.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2E · G 44 · B 5A

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