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Recognised as Colour

#2A567D

  • #2A567D
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#2A567D is a blue with RGB values 42, 86, 125 and HSL 208°, 50%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#2A567D#2A567D
HEX#2A567D
RGBrgb(42, 86, 125)
RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.3373, 0.4902
RGB percentages16.5%, 33.7%, 49%
HSLhsl(208.2, 49.7%, 32.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(208.2, 66.4%, 49%)
CMYK66.4%, 31.2%, 0%, 51%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,774,653
CSS custom property--colour: #2A567D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08628WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness81.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.7:1
Contrast with white7.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4F4F4F
Inverted#D5A982

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#45577Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7 from the original
Deuteranopia#3A4F7Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8 from the original
Tritanopia#005F64no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.7:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.73:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 18.2Slate grey · ΔE 23.7Dark slate grey · ΔE 25.1Light slate grey · ΔE 25.8Dim grey · ΔE 28.1Gray · ΔE 32.3
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 18.24, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7D512A
Analogous#2A7D7A, #2A2D7D
Triadic#7D2A56, #567D2A
Split complementary#7D2A2D, #7D7A2A
Tetradic#7A2A7D, #7D512A, #2D7D2A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#97BCDC
Lighter +30%#71A3CF
Lighter +20%#4B8AC2
Lighter +10%#3770A3
Darker −10%#1D3C57
Darker −20%#102131
Darker −30%#04070A
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#155792
Less saturated −25%#3F5568

Channel breakdown

R42
G86
B125
Red42 (16.5%)
Green86 (33.7%)
Blue125 (49%)
Hue208.19°
Saturation (HSL)49.7%
Lightness32.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2A · G 56 · B 7D

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