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Colour

#2E45DD

  • #2E45DD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#2E45DD is a blue with RGB values 46, 69, 221 and HSL 232°, 72%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#2E45DD#2E45DD
HEX#2E45DD
RGBrgb(46, 69, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.2706, 0.8667
RGB percentages18%, 27.1%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(232.1, 72%, 52.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(232.1, 79.2%, 86.7%)
CMYK79.2%, 68.8%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,032,541
CSS custom property--colour: #2E45DD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10058WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness94.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.97:1
Contrast with white6.97:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4B4B4B
Inverted#D1BA22

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0062E2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#0051DAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.6 from the original
Tritanopia#006F8Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 82.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.97:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.01:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 20.2Slate blue · ΔE 24.5Blue violet · ΔE 25.3Royal blue · ΔE 25.6Dark blue · ΔE 26Dark orchid · ΔE 28.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 20.24, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DDC62E
Analogous#2E9CDD, #6F2EDD
Triadic#DD2E45, #45DD2E
Split complementary#DD6F2E, #9CDD2E
Tetradic#DD2E9C, #DDC62E, #2EDD6F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DDE1FA
Lighter +30%#B2BAF2
Lighter +20%#8693EB
Lighter +10%#5A6CE4
Darker −10%#1E33BA
Darker −20%#17278E
Darker −30%#101B62
Darker −40%#090F36
More saturated +25%#102FFB
Less saturated −25%#4C5BBF

Channel breakdown

R46
G69
B221
Red46 (18%)
Green69 (27.1%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue232.11°
Saturation (HSL)72.02%
Lightness52.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2E · G 45 · B DD

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