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Recognised as Colour

#2B59AF

  • #2B59AF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#2B59AF is a blue with RGB values 43, 89, 175 and HSL 219°, 61%, 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

#2B59AF#2B59AF
HEX#2B59AF
RGBrgb(43, 89, 175)
RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0.349, 0.6863
RGB percentages16.9%, 34.9%, 68.6%
HSLhsl(219.1, 60.6%, 42.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.1, 75.4%, 68.6%)
CMYK75.4%, 49.1%, 0%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,841,007
CSS custom property--colour: #2B59AF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10753WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness93.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.67:1
Contrast with white6.67:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#555555
Inverted#D4A650

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2863B2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#0057ADno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original
Tritanopia#006D7Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.67:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.15:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 16.1Royal blue · ΔE 20.4Slate blue · ΔE 23Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 24.6Medium purple · ΔE 26.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 16.06, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AF812B
Analogous#2B9BAF, #3F2BAF
Triadic#AF2B59, #59AF2B
Split complementary#AF3F2B, #9BAF2B
Tetradic#AF2B9B, #AF812B, #2BAF3F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B8CBEE
Lighter +30%#8FADE4
Lighter +20%#668FDA
Lighter +10%#3E70CF
Darker −10%#214486
Darker −20%#172F5D
Darker −30%#0D1B34
Darker −40%#03060B
More saturated +25%#1051CA
Less saturated −25%#466194

Channel breakdown

R43
G89
B175
Red43 (16.9%)
Green89 (34.9%)
Blue175 (68.6%)
Hue219.09°
Saturation (HSL)60.55%
Lightness42.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2B · G 59 · B AF

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