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Recognised as Colour

#2A466E

  • #2A466E
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#2A466E is a blue with RGB values 42, 70, 110 and HSL 215°, 45%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#2A466E#2A466E
HEX#2A466E
RGBrgb(42, 70, 110)
RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.2745, 0.4314
RGB percentages16.5%, 27.5%, 43.1%
HSLhsl(215.3, 44.7%, 29.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(215.3, 61.8%, 43.1%)
CMYK61.8%, 36.4%, 0%, 56.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,770,542
CSS custom property--colour: #2A466E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05998WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness69.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.55:1
Contrast with white9.55:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#434343
Inverted#D5B991

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#354970no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#2C426Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original
Tritanopia#004F55no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.55:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.2:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 24.8Dark slate grey · ΔE 27Dark slateblue · ΔE 28Slate grey · ΔE 28.7Dim grey · ΔE 30.5Light slate grey · ΔE 31
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 24.79, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6E522A
Analogous#2A686E, #302A6E
Triadic#6E2A46, #466E2A
Split complementary#6E302A, #686E2A
Tetradic#6E2A68, #6E522A, #2A6E30

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#90ACD4
Lighter +30%#6B90C6
Lighter +20%#4675B8
Lighter +10%#385D93
Darker −10%#1C2F49
Darker −20%#0E1724
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#174381
Less saturated −25%#3D495B

Channel breakdown

R42
G70
B110
Red42 (16.5%)
Green70 (27.5%)
Blue110 (43.1%)
Hue215.29°
Saturation (HSL)44.74%
Lightness29.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2A · G 46 · B 6E

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