Colour

#2E48D6

#2E48D6
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium slateblue

#2E48D6 is a blue with RGB values 46, 72, 214 and HSL 231°, 67%, 51%. 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

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HEX#2E48D6

RGBrgb(46, 72, 214)

RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.2824, 0.8392

RGB percentages18%, 28.2%, 83.9%

HSLhsl(230.7, 67.2%, 51%)

HSV / HSBhsv(230.7, 78.5%, 83.9%)

CMYK78.5%, 66.4%, 0%, 16.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,033,302

CSS custom property--colour: #2E48D6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10071WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness94.3 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#4D4D4D

Inverted#D1B729

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0061DAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#0051D3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.8 from the original

Tritanopia#006E89no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 78.1 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 17.2 Slate blue · ΔE 19.5 Royal blue · ΔE 20.3 Dark blue · ΔE 25.9 Navy · ΔE 27.8 Rebecca purple · ΔE 28.5

Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 17.2, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#D6BC2E

Analogous#2E9CD6, #682ED6

Triadic#D62E48, #48D62E

Split complementary#D6682E, #9CD62E

Tetradic#D62E9C, #D6BC2E, #2ED668

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D9DDF7

Lighter +30%#AEB8EF

Lighter +20%#8393E7

Lighter +10%#596DDE

Darker −10%#2238AF

Darker −20%#1A2A84

Darker −30%#121D59

Darker −40%#090F2F

More saturated +25%#0F32F5

Less saturated −25%#4D5EB7

Channel breakdown

R46

G72

B214

Red46 (18%)

Green72 (28.2%)

Blue214 (83.9%)

Hue230.71°

Saturation (HSL)67.2%

Lightness50.98%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2E · G 48 · B D6

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Colour values

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Channel breakdown

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