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Recognised as Colour

#2B4C5D

  • #2B4C5D
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#2B4C5D is a blue with RGB values 43, 76, 93 and HSL 200°, 37%, 27%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#2B4C5D#2B4C5D
HEX#2B4C5D
RGBrgb(43, 76, 93)
RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0.298, 0.3647
RGB percentages16.9%, 29.8%, 36.5%
HSLhsl(200.4, 36.8%, 26.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(200.4, 53.8%, 36.5%)
CMYK53.8%, 18.3%, 0%, 63.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,837,597
CSS custom property--colour: #2B4C5D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06473WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness70.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.15:1
Contrast with white9.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#464646
Inverted#D4B3A2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#444B5Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9 from the original
Deuteranopia#3D465Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.4 from the original
Tritanopia#105152no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.15:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.29:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 11.2Dim grey · ΔE 20.6Slate grey · ΔE 22.9Light slate grey · ΔE 25.9Gray · ΔE 27.6Steel blue · ΔE 28.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 11.2, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5D3C2B
Analogous#2B5D55, #2B335D
Triadic#5D2B4C, #4C5D2B
Split complementary#5D2B33, #5D552B
Tetradic#552B5D, #5D3C2B, #335D2B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8BB4C9
Lighter +30%#689EB9
Lighter +20%#4B85A3
Lighter +10%#3B6980
Darker −10%#1B303A
Darker −20%#0B1317
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#1A516E
Less saturated −25%#3C474C

Channel breakdown

R43
G76
B93
Red43 (16.9%)
Green76 (29.8%)
Blue93 (36.5%)
Hue200.4°
Saturation (HSL)36.76%
Lightness26.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2B · G 4C · B 5D

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