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Recognised as Colour

#2B486A

  • #2B486A
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#2B486A is a blue with RGB values 43, 72, 106 and HSL 212°, 42%, 29%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#2B486A#2B486A
HEX#2B486A
RGBrgb(43, 72, 106)
RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0.2824, 0.4157
RGB percentages16.9%, 28.2%, 41.6%
HSLhsl(212.4, 42.3%, 29.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(212.4, 59.4%, 41.6%)
CMYK59.4%, 32.1%, 0%, 58.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,836,586
CSS custom property--colour: #2B486A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06189WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness69.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.38:1
Contrast with white9.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#444444
Inverted#D4B795

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3A4A6Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#324469no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.2 from the original
Tritanopia#005054no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.38:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.24:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 22.8Steel blue · ΔE 24.8Slate grey · ΔE 26.3Dim grey · ΔE 27.3Light slate grey · ΔE 28.8Dark slateblue · ΔE 32
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 22.84, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6A4D2B
Analogous#2B676A, #2E2B6A
Triadic#6A2B48, #486A2B
Split complementary#6A2E2B, #676A2B
Tetradic#6A2B67, #6A4D2B, #2B6A2E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8FAED2
Lighter +30%#6B94C3
Lighter +20%#4879B3
Lighter +10%#3A618E
Darker −10%#1C2F46
Darker −20%#0E1721
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#18477D
Less saturated −25%#3E4957

Channel breakdown

R43
G72
B106
Red43 (16.9%)
Green72 (28.2%)
Blue106 (41.6%)
Hue212.38°
Saturation (HSL)42.28%
Lightness29.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2B · G 48 · B 6A

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