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Recognised as Colour

#2E467A

  • #2E467A
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#2E467A is a blue with RGB values 46, 70, 122 and HSL 221°, 45%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#2E467A#2E467A
HEX#2E467A
RGBrgb(46, 70, 122)
RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.2745, 0.4784
RGB percentages18%, 27.5%, 47.8%
HSLhsl(221.1, 45.2%, 32.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.1, 62.3%, 47.8%)
CMYK62.3%, 42.6%, 0%, 52.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,032,698
CSS custom property--colour: #2E467A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06366WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness72.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.24:1
Contrast with white9.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#454545
Inverted#D1B985

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2F4B7Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#254479no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Tritanopia#00525Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.24:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.27:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 20.3Steel blue · ΔE 25.3Midnight blue · ΔE 32.5Slate grey · ΔE 33.1Light slate grey · ΔE 34.9Dark slate grey · ΔE 35
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 20.28, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7A622E
Analogous#2E6C7A, #3C2E7A
Triadic#7A2E46, #467A2E
Split complementary#7A3C2E, #6C7A2E
Tetradic#7A2E6C, #7A622E, #2E7A3C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9BAED9
Lighter +30%#7691CB
Lighter +20%#5173BD
Lighter +10%#3C5B9F
Darker −10%#203155
Darker −20%#121B30
Darker −30%#04060B
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#193E8F
Less saturated −25%#434E65

Channel breakdown

R46
G70
B122
Red46 (18%)
Green70 (27.5%)
Blue122 (47.8%)
Hue221.05°
Saturation (HSL)45.24%
Lightness32.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2E · G 46 · B 7A

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