Recognised as Colour

#2E48E1

#2E48E1
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium slateblue

#2E48E1 is a blue with RGB values 46, 72, 225 and HSL 231°, 75%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#2E48E1#2E48E1

HEX#2E48E1

RGBrgb(46, 72, 225)

RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.2824, 0.8824

RGB percentages18%, 28.2%, 88.2%

HSLhsl(231.3, 74.9%, 53.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(231.3, 79.6%, 88.2%)

CMYK79.6%, 68%, 0%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,033,313

CSS custom property--colour: #2E48E1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10652WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness97.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.71:1

Contrast with white6.71:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4E4E4E

Inverted#D1B71E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0065E6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#0053DEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.9 from the original

Tritanopia#00728Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 83.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.13:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 19.8 Slate blue · ΔE 24.5 Royal blue · ΔE 25.2 Blue violet · ΔE 25.7 Dark blue · ΔE 27.2 Dark orchid · ΔE 28.6

Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 19.85, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#E1C72E

Analogous#2EA2E1, #6D2EE1

Triadic#E12E48, #48E12E

Split complementary#E16D2E, #A2E12E

Tetradic#E12EA2, #E1C72E, #2EE16E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E0E4FB

Lighter +30%#B4BDF4

Lighter +20%#8796EE

Lighter +10%#5B6FE7

Darker −10%#1C34C0

Darker −20%#152894

Darker −30%#0F1C67

Darker −40%#08103B

More saturated +25%#1033FF

Less saturated −25%#4C5DC3

Channel breakdown

R46

G72

B225

Red46 (18%)

Green72 (28.2%)

Blue225 (88.2%)

Hue231.28°

Saturation (HSL)74.9%

Lightness53.14%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2E · G 48 · B E1

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