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Recognised as Colour

#2D4C75

  • #2D4C75
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#2D4C75 is a blue with RGB values 45, 76, 117 and HSL 214°, 44%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#2D4C75#2D4C75
HEX#2D4C75
RGBrgb(45, 76, 117)
RGB (0–1)0.1765, 0.298, 0.4588
RGB percentages17.6%, 29.8%, 45.9%
HSLhsl(214.2, 44.4%, 31.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(214.2, 61.5%, 45.9%)
CMYK61.5%, 35%, 0%, 54.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,968,693
CSS custom property--colour: #2D4C75;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07011WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness74.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.74:1
Contrast with white8.74:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#484848
Inverted#D2B38A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3B4F77no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#314874no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original
Tritanopia#00555Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.74:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.4:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 22.2Slate grey · ΔE 27Dark slate grey · ΔE 27.1Dark slateblue · ΔE 28.3Light slate grey · ΔE 29.2Dim grey · ΔE 29.8
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 22.19, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#75562D
Analogous#2D7075, #322D75
Triadic#752D4C, #4C752D
Split complementary#75322D, #70752D
Tetradic#752D70, #75562D, #2D7532

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#97B3D7
Lighter +30%#7297C9
Lighter +20%#4D7CBB
Lighter +10%#3B649A
Darker −10%#1F3450
Darker −20%#111C2B
Darker −30%#020406
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#194989
Less saturated −25%#414F61

Channel breakdown

R45
G76
B117
Red45 (17.6%)
Green76 (29.8%)
Blue117 (45.9%)
Hue214.17°
Saturation (HSL)44.44%
Lightness31.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2D · G 4C · B 75

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