Colour

#2E4D81

#2E4D81
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#2E4D81 is a blue with RGB values 46, 77, 129 and HSL 218°, 47%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#2E4D81

RGBrgb(46, 77, 129)

RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.302, 0.5059

RGB percentages18%, 30.2%, 50.6%

HSLhsl(217.6, 47.4%, 34.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(217.6, 64.3%, 50.6%)

CMYK64.3%, 40.3%, 0%, 49.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,034,497

CSS custom property--colour: #2E4D81;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07474WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness77.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.42:1

Contrast with white8.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4A4A4A

Inverted#D1B27E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#365183no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#2B4A80no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original

Tritanopia#005960no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text8.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.49:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 22.1 Steel blue · ΔE 22.1 Slate grey · ΔE 31 Light slate grey · ΔE 32.7 Cornflower blue · ΔE 33.6 Dark slate grey · ΔE 34.1

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 22.08, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#81622E

Analogous#2E7681, #392E81

Triadic#812E4D, #4D812E

Split complementary#81392E, #77812E

Tetradic#812E76, #81622E, #2E8139

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#9EB6DD

Lighter +30%#7999CF

Lighter +20%#537DC2

Lighter +10%#3B63A7

Darker −10%#21375B

Darker −20%#132036

Darker −30%#060A10

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#184797

Less saturated −25%#44536B

Channel breakdown

R46

G77

B129

Red46 (18%)

Green77 (30.2%)

Blue129 (50.6%)

Hue217.59°

Saturation (HSL)47.43%

Lightness34.31%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2E · G 4D · B 81

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