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Recognised as Colour

#2E4E89

  • #2E4E89
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#2E4E89 is a blue with RGB values 46, 78, 137 and HSL 219°, 50%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#2E4E89#2E4E89
HEX#2E4E89
RGBrgb(46, 78, 137)
RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.3059, 0.5373
RGB percentages18%, 30.6%, 53.7%
HSLhsl(218.9, 49.7%, 35.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(218.9, 66.4%, 53.7%)
CMYK66.4%, 43.1%, 0%, 46.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,034,761
CSS custom property--colour: #2E4E89;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07836WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness79.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.18:1
Contrast with white8.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4B4B4B
Inverted#D1B176

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#33548Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#254B88no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original
Tritanopia#005B65no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.18:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.57:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 18.7Steel blue · ΔE 23Cornflower blue · ΔE 31.1Midnight blue · ΔE 32.1Slate grey · ΔE 33.9Light slate grey · ΔE 35.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 18.69, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#89692E
Analogous#2E7C89, #3B2E89
Triadic#892E4E, #4E892E
Split complementary#893B2E, #7C892E
Tetradic#892E7C, #89692E, #2E893B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A3B8E0
Lighter +30%#7D9BD3
Lighter +20%#577EC6
Lighter +10%#3B64AF
Darker −10%#213863
Darker −20%#14233D
Darker −30%#080D16
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#1747A0
Less saturated −25%#455572

Channel breakdown

R46
G78
B137
Red46 (18%)
Green78 (30.6%)
Blue137 (53.7%)
Hue218.9°
Saturation (HSL)49.73%
Lightness35.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2E · G 4E · B 89

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