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Recognised as Colour

#2D4CEA

  • #2D4CEA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#2D4CEA is a blue with RGB values 45, 76, 234 and HSL 230°, 82%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#2D4CEA#2D4CEA
HEX#2D4CEA
RGBrgb(45, 76, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.1765, 0.298, 0.9176
RGB percentages17.6%, 29.8%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(230.2, 81.8%, 54.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(230.2, 80.8%, 91.8%)
CMYK80.8%, 67.5%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,968,810
CSS custom property--colour: #2D4CEA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11667WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness101.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.3:1
Contrast with white6.3:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#515151
Inverted#D2B315

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0069EFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#0057E7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.8 from the original
Tritanopia#007895no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 86.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.3:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.33:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 20.7Blue violet · ΔE 25.4Slate blue · ΔE 26.5Royal blue · ΔE 26.5Medium blue · ΔE 28.4Dark orchid · ΔE 29.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 20.73, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EACB2D
Analogous#2DABEA, #6C2DEA
Triadic#EA2D4C, #4CEA2D
Split complementary#EA6C2D, #ABEA2D
Tetradic#EA2DAB, #EACB2D, #2DEA6C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E6EAFD
Lighter +30%#B8C3F8
Lighter +20%#8A9BF3
Lighter +10%#5B74EF
Darker −10%#1533CF
Darker −20%#1028A1
Darker −30%#0B1C73
Darker −40%#071144
More saturated +25%#183EFF
Less saturated −25%#4A5FCD

Channel breakdown

R45
G76
B234
Red45 (17.6%)
Green76 (29.8%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue230.16°
Saturation (HSL)81.82%
Lightness54.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2D · G 4C · B EA

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