Colour

#2D4E5D

#2D4E5D
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#2D4E5D is a cyan with RGB values 45, 78, 93 and HSL 199°, 35%, 27%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#2D4E5D#2D4E5D

HEX#2D4E5D

RGBrgb(45, 78, 93)

RGB (0–1)0.1765, 0.3059, 0.3647

RGB percentages17.6%, 30.6%, 36.5%

HSLhsl(198.8, 34.8%, 27.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(198.8, 51.6%, 36.5%)

CMYK51.6%, 16.1%, 0%, 63.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,969,181

CSS custom property--colour: #2D4E5D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06797WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness71.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.9:1

Contrast with white8.9:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#484848

Inverted#D2B1A2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#464D5Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#3F475Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.2 from the original

Tritanopia#155253no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text8.9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.36:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 9.8 Dim grey · ΔE 19.6 Slate grey · ΔE 22.2 Light slate grey · ΔE 25.2 Gray · ΔE 26.6 Teal · ΔE 27.6

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 9.81, clearly different but related

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5D3C2D

Analogous#2D5D54, #2D365D

Triadic#5D2D4E, #4E5D2D

Split complementary#5D2D36, #5D542D

Tetradic#542D5D, #5D3C2D, #365D2D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#8EB6C8

Lighter +30%#6BA0B8

Lighter +20%#4E88A2

Lighter +10%#3E6B7F

Darker −10%#1C313B

Darker −20%#0C1418

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#1C546E

Less saturated −25%#3E484C

Channel breakdown

R45

G78

B93

Red45 (17.6%)

Green78 (30.6%)

Blue93 (36.5%)

Hue198.75°

Saturation (HSL)34.78%

Lightness27.06%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2D · G 4E · B 5D

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