Colour

#2D436E

#2D436E
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#2D436E is a blue with RGB values 45, 67, 110 and HSL 220°, 42%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#2D436E

RGBrgb(45, 67, 110)

RGB (0–1)0.1765, 0.2627, 0.4314

RGB percentages17.6%, 26.3%, 43.1%

HSLhsl(219.7, 41.9%, 30.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(219.7, 59.1%, 43.1%)

CMYK59.1%, 39.1%, 0%, 56.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,966,382

CSS custom property--colour: #2D436E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05698WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness68 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.81:1

Contrast with white9.81:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#414141

Inverted#D2BC91

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#314770no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#29416Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original

Tritanopia#034C53no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text9.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.14:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.2 Steel blue · ΔE 26.1 Dark slate grey · ΔE 29.6 Slate grey · ΔE 30.6 Dim grey · ΔE 32.2 Light slate grey · ΔE 32.8

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 25.17, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#6E582D

Analogous#2D646E, #372D6E

Triadic#6E2D43, #436E2D

Split complementary#6E382D, #646E2D

Tetradic#6E2D64, #6E582D, #2D6E38

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#94A9D3

Lighter +30%#708CC4

Lighter +20%#4B6FB6

Lighter +10%#3C5992

Darker −10%#1E2D4A

Darker −20%#0F1726

Darker −30%#010101

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#1A3D81

Less saturated −25%#40495B

Channel breakdown

R45

G67

B110

Red45 (17.6%)

Green67 (26.3%)

Blue110 (43.1%)

Hue219.69°

Saturation (HSL)41.94%

Lightness30.39%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2D · G 43 · B 6E

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