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Recognised as Colour

#2D6C98

  • #2D6C98
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#2D6C98 is a blue with RGB values 45, 108, 152 and HSL 205°, 54%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#2D6C98#2D6C98
HEX#2D6C98
RGBrgb(45, 108, 152)
RGB (0–1)0.1765, 0.4235, 0.5961
RGB percentages17.6%, 42.4%, 59.6%
HSLhsl(204.7, 54.3%, 38.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(204.7, 70.4%, 59.6%)
CMYK70.4%, 28.9%, 0%, 40.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,976,920
CSS custom property--colour: #2D6C98;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1355WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness100.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.66:1
Contrast with white5.66:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#626262
Inverted#D29367

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#586D9Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#496297no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.9 from the original
Tritanopia#00777Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.66:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.71:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 9.3Slate grey · ΔE 21.6Light slate grey · ΔE 22.6Dark slate grey · ΔE 29.6Dim grey · ΔE 30.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 30.5
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 9.27, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#98592D
Analogous#2D988F, #2D3698
Triadic#982D6C, #6C982D
Split complementary#982D36, #988F2D
Tetradic#8F2D98, #98592D, #36982D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ABCEE6
Lighter +30%#84B7DA
Lighter +20%#5CA0CF
Lighter +10%#3988BF
Darker −10%#215071
Darker −20%#163449
Darker −30%#0A1822
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#1470B1
Less saturated −25%#46687F

Channel breakdown

R45
G108
B152
Red45 (17.6%)
Green108 (42.4%)
Blue152 (59.6%)
Hue204.67°
Saturation (HSL)54.31%
Lightness38.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2D · G 6C · B 98

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