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Colour

#2B5A7E

  • #2B5A7E
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#2B5A7E is a blue with RGB values 43, 90, 126 and HSL 206°, 49%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#2B5A7E#2B5A7E
HEX#2B5A7E
RGBrgb(43, 90, 126)
RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0.3529, 0.4941
RGB percentages16.9%, 35.3%, 49.4%
HSLhsl(206, 49.1%, 33.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(206, 65.9%, 49.4%)
CMYK65.9%, 28.6%, 0%, 50.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,841,214
CSS custom property--colour: #2B5A7E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09332WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness84.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.33:1
Contrast with white7.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#535353
Inverted#D4A581

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4A5B80no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#3F527Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.6 from the original
Tritanopia#006366no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.33:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.87:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 17.4Slate grey · ΔE 21.8Dark slate grey · ΔE 23.3Light slate grey · ΔE 23.8Dim grey · ΔE 26.5Gray · ΔE 30.5
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 17.4, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7E4F2B
Analogous#2B7E79, #2B317E
Triadic#7E2B5A, #5A7E2B
Split complementary#7E2B31, #7E792B
Tetradic#792B7E, #7E4F2B, #307E2B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#99BFDC
Lighter +30%#73A7CF
Lighter +20%#4D8FC2
Lighter +10%#3875A4
Darker −10%#1E3F58
Darker −20%#112432
Darker −30%#04090C
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#165D93
Less saturated −25%#405769

Channel breakdown

R43
G90
B126
Red43 (16.9%)
Green90 (35.3%)
Blue126 (49.4%)
Hue206.02°
Saturation (HSL)49.11%
Lightness33.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2B · G 5A · B 7E

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