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Recognised as Colour

#2D43BE

  • #2D43BE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate blue

#2D43BE is a blue with RGB values 45, 67, 190 and HSL 231°, 62%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate blue.

Colour values

#2D43BE#2D43BE
HEX#2D43BE
RGBrgb(45, 67, 190)
RGB (0–1)0.1765, 0.2627, 0.7451
RGB percentages17.6%, 26.3%, 74.5%
HSLhsl(230.9, 61.7%, 46.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(230.9, 76.3%, 74.5%)
CMYK76.3%, 64.7%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,966,462
CSS custom property--colour: #2D43BE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0829WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness85.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.9:1
Contrast with white7.9:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#474747
Inverted#D2BC41

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0058C2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#004BBCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.1 from the original
Tritanopia#00647Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 70.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.9:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.66:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 14Royal blue · ΔE 16.2Medium slateblue · ΔE 18.5Rebecca purple · ΔE 21Navy · ΔE 24.8Dark blue · ΔE 24.9
Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 14.02, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BEA82D
Analogous#2D8CBE, #5F2DBE
Triadic#BE2D43, #43BE2D
Split complementary#BE5F2D, #8CBE2D
Tetradic#BE2D8C, #BEA82D, #2DBE5F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C6CCF1
Lighter +30%#9CA8E8
Lighter +20%#7383DE
Lighter +10%#4A5FD4
Darker −10%#233495
Darker −20%#19266C
Darker −30%#101742
Darker −40%#060919
More saturated +25%#102FDB
Less saturated −25%#4A57A1

Channel breakdown

R45
G67
B190
Red45 (17.6%)
Green67 (26.3%)
Blue190 (74.5%)
Hue230.9°
Saturation (HSL)61.7%
Lightness46.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2D · G 43 · B BE

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