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Recognised as Colour

#2B6587

  • #2B6587
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#2B6587 is a blue with RGB values 43, 101, 135 and HSL 202°, 52%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#2B6587#2B6587
HEX#2B6587
RGBrgb(43, 101, 135)
RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0.3961, 0.5294
RGB percentages16.9%, 39.6%, 52.9%
HSLhsl(202.2, 51.7%, 34.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(202.2, 68.1%, 52.9%)
CMYK68.1%, 25.2%, 0%, 47.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,844,039
CSS custom property--colour: #2B6587;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1157WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness92.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.34:1
Contrast with white6.34:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5B5B5B
Inverted#D49A78

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#556589no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#485B86no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.7 from the original
Tritanopia#006E71no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.34:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.31:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 14.6Slate grey · ΔE 19.2Light slate grey · ΔE 21Dark slate grey · ΔE 23.1Dim grey · ΔE 25.8Teal · ΔE 27.8
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 14.65, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#874D2B
Analogous#2B877B, #2B3787
Triadic#872B65, #65872B
Split complementary#872B37, #877B2B
Tetradic#7B2B87, #874D2B, #37872B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9EC8E0
Lighter +30%#77B2D4
Lighter +20%#519CC7
Lighter +10%#3782AE
Darker −10%#1F4860
Darker −20%#122B3A
Darker −30%#060E13
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#156B9D
Less saturated −25%#415F71

Channel breakdown

R43
G101
B135
Red43 (16.9%)
Green101 (39.6%)
Blue135 (52.9%)
Hue202.17°
Saturation (HSL)51.69%
Lightness34.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2B · G 65 · B 87

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