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Colour

#2D3E9D

  • #2D3E9D
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#2D3E9D is a blue with RGB values 45, 62, 157 and HSL 231°, 55%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#2D3E9D#2D3E9D
HEX#2D3E9D
RGBrgb(45, 62, 157)
RGB (0–1)0.1765, 0.2431, 0.6157
RGB percentages17.6%, 24.3%, 61.6%
HSLhsl(230.9, 55.4%, 39.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(230.9, 71.3%, 61.6%)
CMYK71.3%, 60.5%, 0%, 38.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,965,149
CSS custom property--colour: #2D3E9D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06437WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness75.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.18:1
Contrast with white9.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#414141
Inverted#D2C162

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004DA0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#00439Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8 from the original
Tritanopia#005667no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.18:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.29:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 11.7Midnight blue · ΔE 16.1Rebecca purple · ΔE 17.8Slate blue · ΔE 18.1Royal blue · ΔE 20.8Medium purple · ΔE 26.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 11.67, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9D8C2D
Analogous#2D769D, #542D9D
Triadic#9D2D3E, #3E9D2D
Split complementary#9D542D, #769D2D
Tetradic#9D2D76, #9D8C2D, #2D9D54

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#AEB7E8
Lighter +30%#8794DC
Lighter +20%#5F70D1
Lighter +10%#384EC5
Darker −10%#222E75
Darker −20%#161F4E
Darker −30%#0B0F26
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#142CB6
Less saturated −25%#465084

Channel breakdown

R45
G62
B157
Red45 (17.6%)
Green62 (24.3%)
Blue157 (61.6%)
Hue230.89°
Saturation (HSL)55.45%
Lightness39.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2D · G 3E · B 9D

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