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Recognised as Colour

#2A5693

  • #2A5693
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#2A5693 is a blue with RGB values 42, 86, 147 and HSL 215°, 56%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#2A5693#2A5693
HEX#2A5693
RGBrgb(42, 86, 147)
RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.3373, 0.5765
RGB percentages16.5%, 33.7%, 57.6%
HSLhsl(214.9, 55.6%, 37.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(214.9, 71.4%, 57.6%)
CMYK71.4%, 41.5%, 0%, 42.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,774,675
CSS custom property--colour: #2A5693;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09254WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness85.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.37:1
Contrast with white7.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#515151
Inverted#D5A96C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3A5B95no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#295192no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00646Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.37:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.85:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 19.9Dark slateblue · ΔE 21Cornflower blue · ΔE 28Slate grey · ΔE 33.1Light slate grey · ΔE 34.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 34.4
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 19.93, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#93672A
Analogous#2A8A93, #332A93
Triadic#932A56, #56932A
Split complementary#93322A, #8B932A
Tetradic#932A8A, #93672A, #2A9332

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A4BFE5
Lighter +30%#7CA3DA
Lighter +20%#5588CE
Lighter +10%#356DBB
Darker −10%#1F3F6B
Darker −20%#132844
Darker −30%#08101C
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#1252AB
Less saturated −25%#425A7B

Channel breakdown

R42
G86
B147
Red42 (16.5%)
Green86 (33.7%)
Blue147 (57.6%)
Hue214.86°
Saturation (HSL)55.56%
Lightness37.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2A · G 56 · B 93

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