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Colour

#2E4A78

  • #2E4A78
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#2E4A78 is a blue with RGB values 46, 74, 120 and HSL 217°, 45%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#2E4A78#2E4A78
HEX#2E4A78
RGBrgb(46, 74, 120)
RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.2902, 0.4706
RGB percentages18%, 29%, 47.1%
HSLhsl(217.3, 44.6%, 32.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(217.3, 61.7%, 47.1%)
CMYK61.7%, 38.3%, 0%, 52.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,033,720
CSS custom property--colour: #2E4A78;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06834WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness74.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.87:1
Contrast with white8.87:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#474747
Inverted#D1B587

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#374E7Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#2D4777no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original
Tritanopia#00545Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.87:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.37:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 23Dark slateblue · ΔE 24.7Slate grey · ΔE 29.4Dark slate grey · ΔE 30.6Light slate grey · ΔE 31.4Dim grey · ΔE 32.5
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 23, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#785C2E
Analogous#2E6F78, #372E78
Triadic#782E4A, #4A782E
Split complementary#78372E, #6F782E
Tetradic#782E6F, #785C2E, #2E7837

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9AB1D8
Lighter +30%#7595CA
Lighter +20%#5079BC
Lighter +10%#3C619D
Darker −10%#203353
Darker −20%#121D2E
Darker −30%#040609
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#19458D
Less saturated −25%#434F63

Channel breakdown

R46
G74
B120
Red46 (18%)
Green74 (29%)
Blue120 (47.1%)
Hue217.3°
Saturation (HSL)44.58%
Lightness32.55%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2E · G 4A · B 78

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