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Recognised as Colour

#2E4B60

  • #2E4B60
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#2E4B60 is a blue with RGB values 46, 75, 96 and HSL 205°, 35%, 28%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#2E4B60#2E4B60
HEX#2E4B60
RGBrgb(46, 75, 96)
RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.2941, 0.3765
RGB percentages18%, 29.4%, 37.6%
HSLhsl(205.2, 35.2%, 27.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(205.2, 52.1%, 37.6%)
CMYK52.1%, 21.9%, 0%, 62.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,033,952
CSS custom property--colour: #2E4B60;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06458WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness70.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.16:1
Contrast with white9.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#464646
Inverted#D1B49F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#424B61no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#3B4660no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.2 from the original
Tritanopia#165052no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.16:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.29:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 14.1Dim grey · ΔE 21.4Slate grey · ΔE 23Light slate grey · ΔE 25.9Steel blue · ΔE 27.5Gray · ΔE 28.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 14.1, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#60432E
Analogous#2E605C, #2E3260
Triadic#602E4B, #4B602E
Split complementary#602E32, #605C2E
Tetradic#5C2E60, #60432E, #32602E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#90B2CA
Lighter +30%#6E9AB9
Lighter +20%#4F81A5
Lighter +10%#3F6682
Darker −10%#1D303E
Darker −20%#0D151B
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#1C4E72
Less saturated −25%#40484E

Channel breakdown

R46
G75
B96
Red46 (18%)
Green75 (29.4%)
Blue96 (37.6%)
Hue205.2°
Saturation (HSL)35.21%
Lightness27.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2E · G 4B · B 60

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