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Recognised as Colour

#2E46E3

  • #2E46E3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#2E46E3 is a blue with RGB values 46, 70, 227 and HSL 232°, 76%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#2E46E3#2E46E3
HEX#2E46E3
RGBrgb(46, 70, 227)
RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.2745, 0.8902
RGB percentages18%, 27.5%, 89%
HSLhsl(232, 76.4%, 53.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(232, 79.7%, 89%)
CMYK79.7%, 69.2%, 0%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,032,803
CSS custom property--colour: #2E46E3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10507WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness96.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.77:1
Contrast with white6.77:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4C4C4C
Inverted#D1B91C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0064E8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#0052E0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.5 from the original
Tritanopia#00728Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 85.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.77:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.1:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 21.6Blue violet · ΔE 24.2Medium blue · ΔE 26.6Slate blue · ΔE 26.7Dark blue · ΔE 27.3Royal blue · ΔE 27.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 21.57, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E3CB2E
Analogous#2EA0E3, #712EE3
Triadic#E32E46, #46E32E
Split complementary#E3712E, #A0E32E
Tetradic#E32EA0, #E3CB2E, #2EE371

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E2E5FB
Lighter +30%#B5BDF5
Lighter +20%#8896EF
Lighter +10%#5B6EE9
Darker −10%#1A31C4
Darker −20%#142697
Darker −30%#0E1A6A
Darker −40%#080F3D
More saturated +25%#1231FF
Less saturated −25%#4C5CC5

Channel breakdown

R46
G70
B227
Red46 (18%)
Green70 (27.5%)
Blue227 (89%)
Hue232.04°
Saturation (HSL)76.37%
Lightness53.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2E · G 46 · B E3

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