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Recognised as Colour

#2D3C5A

  • #2D3C5A
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#2D3C5A is a blue with RGB values 45, 60, 90 and HSL 220°, 33%, 26%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#2D3C5A#2D3C5A
HEX#2D3C5A
RGBrgb(45, 60, 90)
RGB (0–1)0.1765, 0.2353, 0.3529
RGB percentages17.6%, 23.5%, 35.3%
HSLhsl(220, 33.3%, 26.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220, 50%, 35.3%)
CMYK50%, 33.3%, 0%, 64.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,964,570
CSS custom property--colour: #2D3C5A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04528WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness60.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.02:1
Contrast with white11.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3B3B3B
Inverted#D2C3A5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#313E5Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#2C3A59no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original
Tritanopia#1B4247no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.02:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.91:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 22.8Dim grey · ΔE 27.7Slate grey · ΔE 29.5Steel blue · ΔE 30.7Light slate grey · ΔE 32.3Dark slateblue · ΔE 32.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 22.79, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5A4B2D
Analogous#2D535A, #352D5A
Triadic#5A2D3C, #3C5A2D
Split complementary#5A352D, #525A2D
Tetradic#5A2D52, #5A4B2D, #2D5A34

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8DA0C6
Lighter +30%#6B84B5
Lighter +20%#4F699E
Lighter +10%#3E537C
Darker −10%#1C2538
Darker −20%#0B0F16
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#1C366B
Less saturated −25%#3E4249

Channel breakdown

R45
G60
B90
Red45 (17.6%)
Green60 (23.5%)
Blue90 (35.3%)
Hue220°
Saturation (HSL)33.33%
Lightness26.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2D · G 3C · B 5A

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