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Colour

#2E528B

  • #2E528B
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#2E528B is a blue with RGB values 46, 82, 139 and HSL 217°, 50%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#2E528B#2E528B
HEX#2E528B
RGBrgb(46, 82, 139)
RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.3216, 0.5451
RGB percentages18%, 32.2%, 54.5%
HSLhsl(216.8, 50.3%, 36.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(216.8, 66.9%, 54.5%)
CMYK66.9%, 41%, 0%, 45.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,035,787
CSS custom property--colour: #2E528B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0848WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness82.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.79:1
Contrast with white7.79:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4E4E4E
Inverted#D1AD74

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#38578Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#2B4E8Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Tritanopia#005F67no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.79:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.7:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 20.8Dark slateblue · ΔE 21Cornflower blue · ΔE 30.4Slate grey · ΔE 31.9Light slate grey · ΔE 33.4Midnight blue · ΔE 34.6
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 20.76, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8B672E
Analogous#2E818B, #382E8B
Triadic#8B2E52, #528B2E
Split complementary#8B382E, #818B2E
Tetradic#8B2E81, #8B672E, #2E8B38

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A4BCE1
Lighter +30%#7E9FD4
Lighter +20%#5783C8
Lighter +10%#3B69B1
Darker −10%#213B65
Darker −20%#15253E
Darker −30%#080E18
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#174DA2
Less saturated −25%#455774

Channel breakdown

R46
G82
B139
Red46 (18%)
Green82 (32.2%)
Blue139 (54.5%)
Hue216.77°
Saturation (HSL)50.27%
Lightness36.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2E · G 52 · B 8B

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