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Recognised as Colour

#2D3472

  • #2D3472
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#2D3472 is a blue with RGB values 45, 52, 114 and HSL 234°, 43%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#2D3472#2D3472
HEX#2D3472
RGBrgb(45, 52, 114)
RGB (0–1)0.1765, 0.2039, 0.4471
RGB percentages17.6%, 20.4%, 44.7%
HSLhsl(233.9, 43.4%, 31.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(233.9, 60.5%, 44.7%)
CMYK60.5%, 54.4%, 0%, 55.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,962,546
CSS custom property--colour: #2D3472;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04229WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness60.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.38:1
Contrast with white11.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#373737
Inverted#D2CB8D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#113D74no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#033771no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.4 from the original
Tritanopia#01424Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.38:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.85:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 12Midnight blue · ΔE 21Rebecca purple · ΔE 28.8Slate blue · ΔE 35Steel blue · ΔE 35.6Royal blue · ΔE 37.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 11.99, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#726B2D
Analogous#2D5772, #492D72
Triadic#722D34, #34722D
Split complementary#72492D, #57722D
Tetradic#722D56, #726B2D, #2D7249

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#969CD5
Lighter +30%#717AC7
Lighter +20%#4C57B9
Lighter +10%#3B4597
Darker −10%#1F234D
Darker −20%#101329
Darker −30%#020204
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#192486
Less saturated −25%#41445E

Channel breakdown

R45
G52
B114
Red45 (17.6%)
Green52 (20.4%)
Blue114 (44.7%)
Hue233.91°
Saturation (HSL)43.4%
Lightness31.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2D · G 34 · B 72

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