Recognised as Colour

#2E44C7

#2E44C7
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Slate blue

#2E44C7 is a blue with RGB values 46, 68, 199 and HSL 231°, 62%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate blue.

Colour values

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HEX#2E44C7

RGBrgb(46, 68, 199)

RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.2667, 0.7804

RGB percentages18%, 26.7%, 78%

HSLhsl(231.4, 62.4%, 48%)

HSV / HSBhsv(231.4, 76.9%, 78%)

CMYK76.9%, 65.8%, 0%, 22%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,032,263

CSS custom property--colour: #2E44C7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08839WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness88.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.59:1

Contrast with white7.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#494949

Inverted#D1BB38

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#005BCBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18 from the original

Deuteranopia#004DC5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.6 from the original

Tritanopia#00677Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 73.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text7.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.77:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 15.9 Medium slateblue · ΔE 17.4 Royal blue · ΔE 17.7 Rebecca purple · ΔE 23.7 Dark blue · ΔE 24.3 Navy · ΔE 25.2

Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 15.9, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#C7B12E

Analogous#2E91C7, #642EC7

Triadic#C72E44, #44C72E

Split complementary#C7652E, #91C72E

Tetradic#C72E91, #C7B12E, #2EC765

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#CDD3F4

Lighter +30%#A4AEEA

Lighter +20%#7B89E0

Lighter +10%#5164D7

Darker −10%#24369E

Darker −20%#1B2874

Darker −30%#111A4B

Darker −40%#080B21

More saturated +25%#0F2EE6

Less saturated −25%#4D5AA8

Channel breakdown

R46

G68

B199

Red46 (18%)

Green68 (26.7%)

Blue199 (78%)

Hue231.37°

Saturation (HSL)62.45%

Lightness48.04%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2E · G 44 · B C7

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