Recognised as Colour

#2B5482

#2B5482
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#2B5482 is a blue with RGB values 43, 84, 130 and HSL 212°, 50%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#2B5482

RGBrgb(43, 84, 130)

RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0.3294, 0.5098

RGB percentages16.9%, 32.9%, 51%

HSLhsl(211.7, 50.3%, 33.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(211.7, 66.9%, 51%)

CMYK66.9%, 35.4%, 0%, 49%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,839,682

CSS custom property--colour: #2B5482;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08466WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness81.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.8:1

Contrast with white7.8:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4F4F4F

Inverted#D4AB7D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#405784no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#344E81no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.8 from the original

Tritanopia#005F65no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text7.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.69:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 18.5 Slate grey · ΔE 26.7 Dark slateblue · ΔE 27.8 Light slate grey · ΔE 28.5 Dark slate grey · ΔE 29.7 Dim grey · ΔE 31.6

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 18.47, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#82592B

Analogous#2B8082, #2D2B82

Triadic#822B54, #54822B

Split complementary#822E2B, #80822B

Tetradic#822B80, #82592B, #2B822E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#9BBBDE

Lighter +30%#75A0D1

Lighter +20%#4E86C5

Lighter +10%#386DA8

Darker −10%#1E3B5C

Darker −20%#122235

Darker −30%#050A0F

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#155398

Less saturated −25%#41556C

Channel breakdown

R43

G84

B130

Red43 (16.9%)

Green84 (32.9%)

Blue130 (51%)

Hue211.72°

Saturation (HSL)50.29%

Lightness33.92%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2B · G 54 · B 82

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