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Recognised as Colour

#2E52A7

  • #2E52A7
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#2E52A7 is a blue with RGB values 46, 82, 167 and HSL 222°, 57%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#2E52A7#2E52A7
HEX#2E52A7
RGBrgb(46, 82, 167)
RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.3216, 0.6549
RGB percentages18%, 32.2%, 65.5%
HSLhsl(222.1, 56.8%, 41.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.1, 72.5%, 65.5%)
CMYK72.5%, 50.9%, 0%, 34.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,035,815
CSS custom property--colour: #2E52A7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09405WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness88.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.29:1
Contrast with white7.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#505050
Inverted#D1AD58

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1F5CAAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8 from the original
Deuteranopia#0051A5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.4 from the original
Tritanopia#006674no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.29:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.88:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 13.1Royal blue · ΔE 21.3Slate blue · ΔE 22.3Midnight blue · ΔE 25.5Rebecca purple · ΔE 26.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 26.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 13.07, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A7832E
Analogous#2E8FA7, #472EA7
Triadic#A72E52, #52A72E
Split complementary#A7472E, #8FA72E
Tetradic#A72E8F, #A7832E, #2EA747

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B6C6EB
Lighter +30%#8EA6E0
Lighter +20%#6687D5
Lighter +10%#3E68CA
Darker −10%#233E7F
Darker −20%#182B57
Darker −30%#0D172F
Darker −40%#020307
More saturated +25%#1347C2
Less saturated −25%#495D8C

Channel breakdown

R46
G82
B167
Red46 (18%)
Green82 (32.2%)
Blue167 (65.5%)
Hue222.15°
Saturation (HSL)56.81%
Lightness41.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2E · G 52 · B A7

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