Colour

#2B4A7E

#2B4A7E
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#2B4A7E is a blue with RGB values 43, 74, 126 and HSL 218°, 49%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#2B4A7E

RGBrgb(43, 74, 126)

RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0.2902, 0.4941

RGB percentages16.9%, 29%, 49.4%

HSLhsl(217.6, 49.1%, 33.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(217.6, 65.9%, 49.4%)

CMYK65.9%, 41.3%, 0%, 50.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,837,118

CSS custom property--colour: #2B4A7E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06918WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness74.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.81:1

Contrast with white8.81:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#474747

Inverted#D4B581

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#334F80no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original

Deuteranopia#27477Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original

Tritanopia#00565Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text8.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.38:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 21.7 Steel blue · ΔE 23.3 Slate grey · ΔE 32 Light slate grey · ΔE 33.8 Midnight blue · ΔE 34.2 Dark slate grey · ΔE 34.3

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 21.7, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#7E5F2B

Analogous#2B737E, #362B7E

Triadic#7E2B4A, #4A7E2B

Split complementary#7E352B, #747E2B

Tetradic#7E2B73, #7E5F2B, #2B7E35

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#99B2DC

Lighter +30%#7395CF

Lighter +20%#4D79C2

Lighter +10%#3860A4

Darker −10%#1E3458

Darker −20%#111D32

Darker −30%#04070C

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#164593

Less saturated −25%#404F69

Channel breakdown

R43

G74

B126

Red43 (16.9%)

Green74 (29%)

Blue126 (49.4%)

Hue217.59°

Saturation (HSL)49.11%

Lightness33.14%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2B · G 4A · B 7E

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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