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Recognised as Colour

#2B59AE

  • #2B59AE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#2B59AE is a blue with RGB values 43, 89, 174 and HSL 219°, 60%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#2B59AE#2B59AE
HEX#2B59AE
RGBrgb(43, 89, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0.349, 0.6824
RGB percentages16.9%, 34.9%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(218.9, 60.4%, 42.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(218.9, 75.3%, 68.2%)
CMYK75.3%, 48.9%, 0%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,841,006
CSS custom property--colour: #2B59AE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10714WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness93 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.68:1
Contrast with white6.68:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#555555
Inverted#D4A651

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2962B1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#0056ACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original
Tritanopia#006D7Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.68:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.14:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 16Royal blue · ΔE 21Slate blue · ΔE 23.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 24.8Medium purple · ΔE 27.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 16.04, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AE802B
Analogous#2B9AAE, #3F2BAE
Triadic#AE2B59, #59AE2B
Split complementary#AE3F2B, #9AAE2B
Tetradic#AE2B9B, #AE802B, #2BAE3F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B8CBED
Lighter +30%#8FACE3
Lighter +20%#668ED9
Lighter +10%#3D70CF
Darker −10%#214485
Darker −20%#172F5C
Darker −30%#0D1A33
Darker −40%#03050A
More saturated +25%#1051C9
Less saturated −25%#466193

Channel breakdown

R43
G89
B174
Red43 (16.9%)
Green89 (34.9%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue218.93°
Saturation (HSL)60.37%
Lightness42.55%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2B · G 59 · B AE

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