Recognised as Colour

#2D4FBF

#2D4FBF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Royal blue

#2D4FBF is a blue with RGB values 45, 79, 191 and HSL 226°, 62%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#2D4FBF#2D4FBF

HEX#2D4FBF

RGBrgb(45, 79, 191)

RGB (0–1)0.1765, 0.3098, 0.749

RGB percentages17.6%, 31%, 74.9%

HSLhsl(226, 61.9%, 46.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(226, 76.4%, 74.9%)

CMYK76.4%, 58.6%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,969,535

CSS custom property--colour: #2D4FBF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09911WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness91.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.04:1

Contrast with white7.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#505050

Inverted#D2B040

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0060C3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#0052BDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.7 from the original

Tritanopia#006B7Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 63.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text7.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.98:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 10.7 Slate blue · ΔE 11.9 Medium slateblue · ΔE 19.7 Dark slateblue · ΔE 21.4 Rebecca purple · ΔE 21.7 Medium purple · ΔE 22.9

Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 10.74, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BF9D2D

Analogous#2D98BF, #542DBF

Triadic#BF2D4F, #4FBF2D

Split complementary#BF542D, #98BF2D

Tetradic#BF2D98, #BF9D2D, #2DBF54

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C6D0F2

Lighter +30%#9DAFE8

Lighter +20%#748DDE

Lighter +10%#4B6BD4

Darker −10%#233E96

Darker −20%#1A2D6C

Darker −30%#101C43

Darker −40%#060B1A

More saturated +25%#103FDC

Less saturated −25%#4B5FA2

Channel breakdown

R45

G79

B191

Red45 (17.6%)

Green79 (31%)

Blue191 (74.9%)

Hue226.03°

Saturation (HSL)61.86%

Lightness46.27%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2D · G 4F · B BF

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Colour values

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