Colour

#2D589A

#2D589A
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#2D589A is a blue with RGB values 45, 88, 154 and HSL 216°, 55%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#2D589A

RGBrgb(45, 88, 154)

RGB (0–1)0.1765, 0.3451, 0.6039

RGB percentages17.6%, 34.5%, 60.4%

HSLhsl(216.3, 54.8%, 39%)

HSV / HSBhsv(216.3, 70.8%, 60.4%)

CMYK70.8%, 42.9%, 0%, 39.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,971,802

CSS custom property--colour: #2D589A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0987WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness88.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.06:1

Contrast with white7.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#545454

Inverted#D2A765

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#395E9Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#275499no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original

Tritanopia#006771no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text7.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.97:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 19.3 Steel blue · ΔE 20.9 Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.9 Dodgerblue · ΔE 31.7 Royal blue · ΔE 32.4 Midnight blue · ΔE 33.4

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 19.25, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9A6F2D

Analogous#2D8F9A, #382D9A

Triadic#9A2D58, #589A2D

Split complementary#9A382D, #8F9A2D

Tetradic#9A2D8F, #9A6F2D, #2D9A38

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#ACC3E7

Lighter +30%#85A7DB

Lighter +20%#5D8AD0

Lighter +10%#396FC1

Darker −10%#214173

Darker −20%#162B4B

Darker −30%#0A1424

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#1453B3

Less saturated −25%#465D81

Channel breakdown

R45

G88

B154

Red45 (17.6%)

Green88 (34.5%)

Blue154 (60.4%)

Hue216.33°

Saturation (HSL)54.77%

Lightness39.02%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2D · G 58 · B 9A

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