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Colour

#2B3A96

  • #2B3A96
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#2B3A96 is a blue with RGB values 43, 58, 150 and HSL 232°, 55%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#2B3A96#2B3A96
HEX#2B3A96
RGBrgb(43, 58, 150)
RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0.2275, 0.5882
RGB percentages16.9%, 22.7%, 58.8%
HSLhsl(231.6, 55.4%, 37.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231.6, 71.3%, 58.8%)
CMYK71.3%, 61.3%, 0%, 41.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,833,046
CSS custom property--colour: #2B3A96;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05742WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness71.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.77:1
Contrast with white9.77:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3D3D3D
Inverted#D4C569

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004999no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#003F94no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8 from the original
Tritanopia#005162no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.77:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.15:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 10.4Midnight blue · ΔE 14.2Rebecca purple · ΔE 17.8Slate blue · ΔE 20Royal blue · ΔE 23.1Indigo · ΔE 26.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 10.44, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#96872B
Analogous#2B7096, #512B96
Triadic#962B3A, #3A962B
Split complementary#96512B, #70962B
Tetradic#962B70, #96872B, #2B9651

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A7B0E6
Lighter +30%#808CDA
Lighter +20%#5869CF
Lighter +10%#3649BE
Darker −10%#202B6E
Darker −20%#141B47
Darker −30%#090C1F
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#1329AE
Less saturated −25%#434B7E

Channel breakdown

R43
G58
B150
Red43 (16.9%)
Green58 (22.7%)
Blue150 (58.8%)
Hue231.59°
Saturation (HSL)55.44%
Lightness37.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2B · G 3A · B 96

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