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Colour

#2E4F97

  • #2E4F97
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#2E4F97 is a blue with RGB values 46, 79, 151 and HSL 221°, 53%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#2E4F97#2E4F97
HEX#2E4F97
RGBrgb(46, 79, 151)
RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.3098, 0.5922
RGB percentages18%, 31%, 59.2%
HSLhsl(221.1, 53.3%, 38.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.1, 69.5%, 59.2%)
CMYK69.5%, 47.7%, 0%, 40.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,035,031
CSS custom property--colour: #2E4F97;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08407WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness83 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.83:1
Contrast with white7.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4D4D4D
Inverted#D1B068

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2A579Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#144D96no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original
Tritanopia#00606Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.83:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.68:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 13.6Steel blue · ΔE 26.9Midnight blue · ΔE 27.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 28.1Royal blue · ΔE 28.9Slate blue · ΔE 29.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 13.62, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#97762E
Analogous#2E8497, #412E97
Triadic#972E4F, #4F972E
Split complementary#97412E, #84972E
Tetradic#972E84, #97762E, #2E9741

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ABBEE6
Lighter +30%#849FDA
Lighter +20%#5D81CE
Lighter +10%#3A63BE
Darker −10%#223B70
Darker −20%#162649
Darker −30%#0A1222
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#1546B0
Less saturated −25%#47587E

Channel breakdown

R46
G79
B151
Red46 (18%)
Green79 (31%)
Blue151 (59.2%)
Hue221.14°
Saturation (HSL)53.3%
Lightness38.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2E · G 4F · B 97

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