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Recognised as Colour

#2E52DE

  • #2E52DE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#2E52DE is a blue with RGB values 46, 82, 222 and HSL 228°, 73%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#2E52DE#2E52DE
HEX#2E52DE
RGBrgb(46, 82, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.3216, 0.8706
RGB percentages18%, 32.2%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(227.7, 72.7%, 52.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(227.7, 79.3%, 87.1%)
CMYK79.3%, 63.1%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,035,870
CSS custom property--colour: #2E52DE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11889WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness101 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.22:1
Contrast with white6.22:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#545454
Inverted#D1AD21

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0069E2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#0059DBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.4 from the original
Tritanopia#007790no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 77.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.22:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.38:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 14.9Royal blue · ΔE 16.3Slate blue · ΔE 17.5Medium purple · ΔE 28.3Rebecca purple · ΔE 29.2Dark blue · ΔE 29.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 14.87, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DEBA2E
Analogous#2EAADE, #622EDE
Triadic#DE2E52, #52DE2E
Split complementary#DE622E, #AADE2E
Tetradic#DE2EAA, #DEBA2E, #2EDE62

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DEE4FA
Lighter +30%#B2BFF3
Lighter +20%#869BEC
Lighter +10%#5A76E5
Darker −10%#1E3EBB
Darker −20%#172F8F
Darker −30%#102163
Darker −40%#091237
More saturated +25%#1040FC
Less saturated −25%#4C64C0

Channel breakdown

R46
G82
B222
Red46 (18%)
Green82 (32.2%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue227.73°
Saturation (HSL)72.73%
Lightness52.55%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2E · G 52 · B DE

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