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Colour

#2E44B8

  • #2E44B8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate blue

#2E44B8 is a blue with RGB values 46, 68, 184 and HSL 230°, 60%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate blue.

Colour values

#2E44B8#2E44B8
HEX#2E44B8
RGBrgb(46, 68, 184)
RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.2667, 0.7216
RGB percentages18%, 26.7%, 72.2%
HSLhsl(230.4, 60%, 45.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(230.4, 75%, 72.2%)
CMYK75%, 63%, 0%, 27.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,032,248
CSS custom property--colour: #2E44B8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08176WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness84.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.97:1
Contrast with white7.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#484848
Inverted#D1BB47

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0057BCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#004AB6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.9 from the original
Tritanopia#006277no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 66.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.97:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.64:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 12.9Royal blue · ΔE 15.1Rebecca purple · ΔE 19.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 19.7Dark slateblue · ΔE 22.8Midnight blue · ΔE 23.2
Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 12.87, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B8A22E
Analogous#2E89B8, #5D2EB8
Triadic#B82E44, #44B82E
Split complementary#B85D2E, #89B82E
Tetradic#B82E89, #B8A22E, #2EB85D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C2C9F0
Lighter +30%#99A6E6
Lighter +20%#7182DB
Lighter +10%#485ED1
Darker −10%#24358F
Darker −20%#1A2666
Darker −30%#0F173E
Darker −40%#050815
More saturated +25%#1130D5
Less saturated −25%#4B589B

Channel breakdown

R46
G68
B184
Red46 (18%)
Green68 (26.7%)
Blue184 (72.2%)
Hue230.43°
Saturation (HSL)60%
Lightness45.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2E · G 44 · B B8

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