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Recognised as Colour

#2D5982

  • #2D5982
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#2D5982 is a blue with RGB values 45, 89, 130 and HSL 209°, 49%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#2D5982#2D5982
HEX#2D5982
RGBrgb(45, 89, 130)
RGB (0–1)0.1765, 0.349, 0.5098
RGB percentages17.6%, 34.9%, 51%
HSLhsl(208.9, 48.6%, 34.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(208.9, 65.4%, 51%)
CMYK65.4%, 31.5%, 0%, 49%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,972,034
CSS custom property--colour: #2D5982;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09314WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness84.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.34:1
Contrast with white7.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#535353
Inverted#D2A67D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#475B84no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#3C5281no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.8 from the original
Tritanopia#006368no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.34:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.86:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 16.8Slate grey · ΔE 23.5Light slate grey · ΔE 25.4Dark slate grey · ΔE 26.4Dim grey · ΔE 28.6Dark slateblue · ΔE 31.7
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 16.77, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#82562D
Analogous#2D8281, #2D2E82
Triadic#822D59, #59822D
Split complementary#822D2E, #82812D
Tetradic#812D82, #82562D, #2F822D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9EBFDD
Lighter +30%#78A6D0
Lighter +20%#528CC3
Lighter +10%#3A73A8
Darker −10%#203F5C
Darker −20%#132536
Darker −30%#060B10
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#175A98
Less saturated −25%#43586C

Channel breakdown

R45
G89
B130
Red45 (17.6%)
Green89 (34.9%)
Blue130 (51%)
Hue208.94°
Saturation (HSL)48.57%
Lightness34.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2D · G 59 · B 82

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