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Colour

#2E5492

  • #2E5492
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#2E5492 is a blue with RGB values 46, 84, 146 and HSL 217°, 52%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#2E5492#2E5492
HEX#2E5492
RGBrgb(46, 84, 146)
RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.3294, 0.5725
RGB percentages18%, 32.9%, 57.3%
HSLhsl(217.2, 52.1%, 37.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(217.2, 68.5%, 57.3%)
CMYK68.5%, 42.5%, 0%, 42.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,036,306
CSS custom property--colour: #2E5492;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08997WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness84.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.5:1
Contrast with white7.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#505050
Inverted#D1AB6D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#375A94no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#285091no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00626Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.5:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.8:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 19.3Steel blue · ΔE 21.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 28.3Midnight blue · ΔE 33.2Slate grey · ΔE 33.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 34.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 19.29, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#926C2E
Analogous#2E8692, #3A2E92
Triadic#922E54, #54922E
Split complementary#923A2E, #86922E
Tetradic#922E86, #926C2E, #2E923A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A8BFE4
Lighter +30%#82A2D7
Lighter +20%#5B85CB
Lighter +10%#3A6AB9
Darker −10%#223E6B
Darker −20%#162744
Darker −30%#09111E
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#164EAA
Less saturated −25%#465A7A

Channel breakdown

R46
G84
B146
Red46 (18%)
Green84 (32.9%)
Blue146 (57.3%)
Hue217.2°
Saturation (HSL)52.08%
Lightness37.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2E · G 54 · B 92

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