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Recognised as Colour

#2E55A0

  • #2E55A0
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#2E55A0 is a blue with RGB values 46, 85, 160 and HSL 219°, 55%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#2E55A0#2E55A0
HEX#2E55A0
RGBrgb(46, 85, 160)
RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.3333, 0.6275
RGB percentages18%, 33.3%, 62.7%
HSLhsl(219.5, 55.3%, 40.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.5, 71.2%, 62.7%)
CMYK71.2%, 46.9%, 0%, 37.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,036,576
CSS custom property--colour: #2E55A0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09616WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness88.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.18:1
Contrast with white7.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#525252
Inverted#D1AA5F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2E5DA3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#16529Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original
Tritanopia#006772no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.18:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.92:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 15.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.4Steel blue · ΔE 25.8Royal blue · ΔE 26.9Slate blue · ΔE 28.1Midnight blue · ΔE 29.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 15.19, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A0792E
Analogous#2E8EA0, #402EA0
Triadic#A02E55, #55A02E
Split complementary#A0402E, #8EA02E
Tetradic#A02E8E, #A0792E, #2EA040

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B1C4E9
Lighter +30%#8AA6DD
Lighter +20%#6288D2
Lighter +10%#3A6AC7
Darker −10%#234078
Darker −20%#172B51
Darker −30%#0C1629
Darker −40%#000102
More saturated +25%#144DBA
Less saturated −25%#485D86

Channel breakdown

R46
G85
B160
Red46 (18%)
Green85 (33.3%)
Blue160 (62.7%)
Hue219.47°
Saturation (HSL)55.34%
Lightness40.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2E · G 55 · B A0

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