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Recognised as Colour

#2D5794

  • #2D5794
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#2D5794 is a blue with RGB values 45, 87, 148 and HSL 216°, 53%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#2D5794#2D5794
HEX#2D5794
RGBrgb(45, 87, 148)
RGB (0–1)0.1765, 0.3412, 0.5804
RGB percentages17.6%, 34.1%, 58%
HSLhsl(215.5, 53.4%, 37.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(215.5, 69.6%, 58%)
CMYK69.6%, 41.2%, 0%, 42%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,971,540
CSS custom property--colour: #2D5794;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09512WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness86.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.24:1
Contrast with white7.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#525252
Inverted#D2A86B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3B5C96no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#2B5393no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00656Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.24:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.9:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 19.6Dark slateblue · ΔE 20.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 27.6Slate grey · ΔE 32.7Light slate grey · ΔE 33.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 34.1
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 19.61, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#946A2D
Analogous#2D8B94, #362D94
Triadic#942D57, #57942D
Split complementary#94372D, #8B942D
Tetradic#942D8B, #946A2D, #2D9437

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A8C1E5
Lighter +30%#81A5D9
Lighter +20%#5A89CD
Lighter +10%#396EBB
Darker −10%#21406D
Darker −20%#152946
Darker −30%#09121F
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#1553AC
Less saturated −25%#455B7C

Channel breakdown

R45
G87
B148
Red45 (17.6%)
Green87 (34.1%)
Blue148 (58%)
Hue215.53°
Saturation (HSL)53.37%
Lightness37.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2D · G 57 · B 94

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