Colour

#2B5EAD

#2B5EAD
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#2B5EAD is a blue with RGB values 43, 94, 173 and HSL 216°, 60%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#2B5EAD

RGBrgb(43, 94, 173)

RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0.3686, 0.6784

RGB percentages16.9%, 36.9%, 67.8%

HSLhsl(216.5, 60.2%, 42.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(216.5, 75.1%, 67.8%)

CMYK75.1%, 45.7%, 0%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,842,285

CSS custom property--colour: #2B5EAD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11536WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness95.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.35:1

Contrast with white6.35:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#595959

Inverted#D4A152

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3566B0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#195AABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original

Tritanopia#00717Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.31:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 18.5 Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.6 Steel blue · ΔE 24.5 Royal blue · ΔE 24.7 Dodgerblue · ΔE 24.9 Slate blue · ΔE 27.5

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)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#AD7A2B

Analogous#2B9FAD, #392BAD

Triadic#AD2B5E, #5EAD2B

Split complementary#AD392B, #9FAD2B

Tetradic#AD2B9F, #AD7A2B, #2BAD39

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B7CCED

Lighter +30%#8EAFE3

Lighter +20%#6593D9

Lighter +10%#3C76CF

Darker −10%#214884

Darker −20%#17325B

Darker −30%#0D1B32

Darker −40%#02050A

More saturated +25%#1058C8

Less saturated −25%#466492

Channel breakdown

R43

G94

B173

Red43 (16.9%)

Green94 (36.9%)

Blue173 (67.8%)

Hue216.46°

Saturation (HSL)60.19%

Lightness42.35%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2B · G 5E · B AD

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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