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Colour

#2B46AF

  • #2B46AF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate blue

#2B46AF is a blue with RGB values 43, 70, 175 and HSL 228°, 61%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate blue.

Colour values

#2B46AF#2B46AF
HEX#2B46AF
RGBrgb(43, 70, 175)
RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0.2745, 0.6863
RGB percentages16.9%, 27.5%, 68.6%
HSLhsl(227.7, 60.6%, 42.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(227.7, 75.4%, 68.6%)
CMYK75.4%, 60%, 0%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,836,143
CSS custom property--colour: #2B46AF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07989WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness83.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.08:1
Contrast with white8.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#484848
Inverted#D4B950

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0056B2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#004AADno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.5 from the original
Tritanopia#006173no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.08:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.6:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 14.1Royal blue · ΔE 15.3Dark slateblue · ΔE 17.2Rebecca purple · ΔE 19.2Midnight blue · ΔE 20.7Medium slateblue · ΔE 23.5
Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 14.12, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AF942B
Analogous#2B88AF, #522BAF
Triadic#AF2B46, #46AF2B
Split complementary#AF522B, #88AF2B
Tetradic#AF2B88, #AF942B, #2BAF52

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B8C3EE
Lighter +30%#8FA1E4
Lighter +20%#667EDA
Lighter +10%#3E5BCF
Darker −10%#213686
Darker −20%#17255D
Darker −30%#0D1534
Darker −40%#03040B
More saturated +25%#1036CA
Less saturated −25%#465694

Channel breakdown

R43
G70
B175
Red43 (16.9%)
Green70 (27.5%)
Blue175 (68.6%)
Hue227.73°
Saturation (HSL)60.55%
Lightness42.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2B · G 46 · B AF

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