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Recognised as Colour

#2E49AB

  • #2E49AB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#2E49AB is a blue with RGB values 46, 73, 171 and HSL 227°, 58%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#2E49AB#2E49AB
HEX#2E49AB
RGBrgb(46, 73, 171)
RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.2863, 0.6706
RGB percentages18%, 28.6%, 67.1%
HSLhsl(227, 57.6%, 42.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(227, 73.1%, 67.1%)
CMYK73.1%, 57.3%, 0%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,033,515
CSS custom property--colour: #2E49AB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08286WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness84.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.9:1
Contrast with white7.9:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4A4A4A
Inverted#D1B654

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0057AEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#004CA9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.4 from the original
Tritanopia#006173no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.9:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.66:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 14Slate blue · ΔE 15.8Royal blue · ΔE 16.5Rebecca purple · ΔE 20.1Midnight blue · ΔE 20.9Medium purple · ΔE 24.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 14.01, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AB902E
Analogous#2E88AB, #512EAB
Triadic#AB2E49, #49AB2E
Split complementary#AB512E, #88AB2E
Tetradic#AB2E88, #AB902E, #2EAB51

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B9C4EC
Lighter +30%#91A2E1
Lighter +20%#6880D7
Lighter +10%#405ECC
Darker −10%#233883
Darker −20%#18275B
Darker −30%#0E1632
Darker −40%#03040A
More saturated +25%#133AC6
Less saturated −25%#495890

Channel breakdown

R46
G73
B171
Red46 (18%)
Green73 (28.6%)
Blue171 (67.1%)
Hue227.04°
Saturation (HSL)57.6%
Lightness42.55%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2E · G 49 · B AB

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