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Recognised as Colour

#2E4764

  • #2E4764
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#2E4764 is a blue with RGB values 46, 71, 100 and HSL 212°, 37%, 29%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#2E4764#2E4764
HEX#2E4764
RGBrgb(46, 71, 100)
RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.2784, 0.3922
RGB percentages18%, 27.8%, 39.2%
HSLhsl(212.2, 37%, 28.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(212.2, 54%, 39.2%)
CMYK54%, 29%, 0%, 60.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,032,932
CSS custom property--colour: #2E4764;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06007WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness68.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.54:1
Contrast with white9.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#444444
Inverted#D1B89B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3B4865no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#354363no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.4 from the original
Tritanopia#134E51no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.54:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.2:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 19.9Dim grey · ΔE 24.9Slate grey · ΔE 25.3Steel blue · ΔE 26.4Light slate grey · ΔE 28Gray · ΔE 31.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 19.89, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#644B2E
Analogous#2E6264, #302E64
Triadic#642E47, #47642E
Split complementary#64302E, #62642E
Tetradic#642E62, #644B2E, #2E6430

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#91ADCD
Lighter +30%#6E93BD
Lighter +20%#4E79AA
Lighter +10%#3E6087
Darker −10%#1E2E41
Darker −20%#0E151E
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#1C4676
Less saturated −25%#404852

Channel breakdown

R46
G71
B100
Red46 (18%)
Green71 (27.8%)
Blue100 (39.2%)
Hue212.22°
Saturation (HSL)36.99%
Lightness28.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2E · G 47 · B 64

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