Recognised as Colour

#2E496D

#2E496D
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#2E496D is a blue with RGB values 46, 73, 109 and HSL 214°, 41%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#2E496D

RGBrgb(46, 73, 109)

RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.2863, 0.4275

RGB percentages18%, 28.6%, 42.7%

HSLhsl(214.3, 40.6%, 30.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(214.3, 57.8%, 42.7%)

CMYK57.8%, 33%, 0%, 57.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,033,453

CSS custom property--colour: #2E496D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0645WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness71.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.17:1

Contrast with white9.17:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#464646

Inverted#D1B692

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3A4B6Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#33456Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original

Tritanopia#065156no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text9.17:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.29:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 24.1 Dark slate grey · ΔE 24.2 Slate grey · ΔE 26.3 Dim grey · ΔE 27.7 Light slate grey · ΔE 28.7 Dark slateblue · ΔE 30.5

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 24.1, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6D522E

Analogous#2E686D, #332E6D

Triadic#6D2E49, #496D2E

Split complementary#6D332E, #686D2E

Tetradic#6D2E68, #6D522E, #2E6D33

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#95AFD2

Lighter +30%#7194C3

Lighter +20%#4D79B4

Lighter +10%#3D6191

Darker −10%#1F3149

Darker −20%#101925

Darker −30%#010101

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#1B4680

Less saturated −25%#414C5A

Channel breakdown

R46

G73

B109

Red46 (18%)

Green73 (28.6%)

Blue109 (42.7%)

Hue214.29°

Saturation (HSL)40.65%

Lightness30.39%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2E · G 49 · B 6D

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