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Recognised as Colour

#2B466A

  • #2B466A
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#2B466A is a blue with RGB values 43, 70, 106 and HSL 214°, 42%, 29%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#2B466A#2B466A
HEX#2B466A
RGBrgb(43, 70, 106)
RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0.2745, 0.4157
RGB percentages16.9%, 27.5%, 41.6%
HSLhsl(214.3, 42.3%, 29.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(214.3, 59.4%, 41.6%)
CMYK59.4%, 34%, 0%, 58.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,836,074
CSS custom property--colour: #2B466A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05935WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness68.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.6:1
Contrast with white9.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#434343
Inverted#D4B995

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#37486Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#2F4269no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original
Tritanopia#004E53no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.6:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.19:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 24.4Steel blue · ΔE 25.3Slate grey · ΔE 27.4Dim grey · ΔE 28.5Light slate grey · ΔE 29.9Dark slateblue · ΔE 30.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 24.44, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6A4F2B
Analogous#2B666A, #2F2B6A
Triadic#6A2B46, #466A2B
Split complementary#6A2F2B, #666A2B
Tetradic#6A2B66, #6A4F2B, #2B6A2F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8FACD2
Lighter +30%#6B91C3
Lighter +20%#4876B3
Lighter +10%#3A5E8E
Darker −10%#1C2E46
Darker −20%#0E1621
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#18437D
Less saturated −25%#3E4957

Channel breakdown

R43
G70
B106
Red43 (16.9%)
Green70 (27.5%)
Blue106 (41.6%)
Hue214.29°
Saturation (HSL)42.28%
Lightness29.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2B · G 46 · B 6A

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