Colour

#2E4857

#2E4857
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#2E4857 is a blue with RGB values 46, 72, 87 and HSL 202°, 31%, 26%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#2E4857

RGBrgb(46, 72, 87)

RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.2824, 0.3412

RGB percentages18%, 28.2%, 34.1%

HSLhsl(202, 30.8%, 26.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(202, 47.1%, 34.1%)

CMYK47.1%, 17.2%, 0%, 65.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,033,175

CSS custom property--colour: #2E4857;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05904WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness67.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.63:1

Contrast with white9.63:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#444444

Inverted#D1B7A8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#414758no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#3B4357no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.5 from the original

Tritanopia#1D4C4Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text9.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.18:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 10.7 Dim grey · ΔE 20.1 Slate grey · ΔE 23.9 Light slate grey · ΔE 26.9 Gray · ΔE 27.7 Teal · ΔE 30.5

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 10.68, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#573D2E

Analogous#2E5752, #2E3357

Triadic#572E48, #48572E

Split complementary#572E33, #57522E

Tetradic#522E57, #573D2E, #33572E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#8EB0C3

Lighter +30%#6C98B2

Lighter +20%#517F9A

Lighter +10%#406478

Darker −10%#1C2C36

Darker −20%#0B1114

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#1D4C68

Less saturated −25%#3F4446

Channel breakdown

R46

G72

B87

Red46 (18%)

Green72 (28.2%)

Blue87 (34.1%)

Hue201.95°

Saturation (HSL)30.83%

Lightness26.08%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2E · G 48 · B 57

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