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Recognised as Colour

#2E44AD

  • #2E44AD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate blue

#2E44AD is a blue with RGB values 46, 68, 173 and HSL 230°, 58%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate blue.

Colour values

#2E44AD#2E44AD
HEX#2E44AD
RGBrgb(46, 68, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.2667, 0.6784
RGB percentages18%, 26.7%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(229.6, 58%, 42.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(229.6, 73.4%, 67.8%)
CMYK73.4%, 60.7%, 0%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,032,237
CSS custom property--colour: #2E44AD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07732WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness82.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.25:1
Contrast with white8.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#474747
Inverted#D1BB52

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0055B0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#0049ABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.6 from the original
Tritanopia#005F72no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.25:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.55:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 14Royal blue · ΔE 16.1Dark slateblue · ΔE 16.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 18.2Midnight blue · ΔE 20Medium slateblue · ΔE 23.5
Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 14.03, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AD972E
Analogous#2E84AD, #572EAD
Triadic#AD2E44, #44AD2E
Split complementary#AD572E, #84AD2E
Tetradic#AD2E84, #AD972E, #2EAD57

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BAC3ED
Lighter +30%#92A0E2
Lighter +20%#6A7DD7
Lighter +10%#415ACD
Darker −10%#233485
Darker −20%#19245C
Darker −30%#0E1434
Darker −40%#03050C
More saturated +25%#1332C8
Less saturated −25%#495692

Channel breakdown

R46
G68
B173
Red46 (18%)
Green68 (26.7%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue229.61°
Saturation (HSL)57.99%
Lightness42.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2E · G 44 · B AD

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