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Colour

#2D597D

  • #2D597D
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#2D597D is a blue with RGB values 45, 89, 125 and HSL 207°, 47%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#2D597D#2D597D
HEX#2D597D
RGBrgb(45, 89, 125)
RGB (0–1)0.1765, 0.349, 0.4902
RGB percentages17.6%, 34.9%, 49%
HSLhsl(207, 47.1%, 33.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(207, 64%, 49%)
CMYK64%, 28.8%, 0%, 51%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,972,029
CSS custom property--colour: #2D597D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09183WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness83.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.4:1
Contrast with white7.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#525252
Inverted#D2A682

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#495A7Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#3E527Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.3 from the original
Tritanopia#006266no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.4:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.84:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 17.8Slate grey · ΔE 21.8Dark slate grey · ΔE 23.3Light slate grey · ΔE 23.9Dim grey · ΔE 26.3Gray · ΔE 30.4
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 17.75, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7D512D
Analogous#2D7D79, #2D317D
Triadic#7D2D59, #597D2D
Split complementary#7D2D31, #7D792D
Tetradic#792D7D, #7D512D, #317D2D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9BBEDB
Lighter +30%#76A6CE
Lighter +20%#508EC0
Lighter +10%#3B74A3
Darker −10%#1F3E57
Darker −20%#122432
Darker −30%#04090C
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#185B92
Less saturated −25%#425768

Channel breakdown

R45
G89
B125
Red45 (17.6%)
Green89 (34.9%)
Blue125 (49%)
Hue207°
Saturation (HSL)47.06%
Lightness33.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2D · G 59 · B 7D

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