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Colour

#2E528C

  • #2E528C
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#2E528C is a blue with RGB values 46, 82, 140 and HSL 217°, 51%, 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 Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#2E528C#2E528C
HEX#2E528C
RGBrgb(46, 82, 140)
RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.3216, 0.549
RGB percentages18%, 32.2%, 54.9%
HSLhsl(217, 50.5%, 36.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(217, 67.1%, 54.9%)
CMYK67.1%, 41.4%, 0%, 45.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,035,788
CSS custom property--colour: #2E528C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08509WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness82.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.77:1
Contrast with white7.77:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4F4F4F
Inverted#D1AD73

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#38578Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#2A4E8Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Tritanopia#005F68no 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 text7.77:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.7:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 20.5Steel blue · ΔE 21Cornflower blue · ΔE 30.1Slate grey · ΔE 32.4Light slate grey · ΔE 33.8Midnight blue · ΔE 34.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 20.47, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8C682E
Analogous#2E818C, #392E8C
Triadic#8C2E52, #528C2E
Split complementary#8C392E, #818C2E
Tetradic#8C2E81, #8C682E, #2E8C39

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A5BCE1
Lighter +30%#7E9FD5
Lighter +20%#5883C8
Lighter +10%#3B68B2
Darker −10%#213C66
Darker −20%#15253F
Darker −30%#080F19
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#174DA3
Less saturated −25%#455775

Channel breakdown

R46
G82
B140
Red46 (18%)
Green82 (32.2%)
Blue140 (54.9%)
Hue217.02°
Saturation (HSL)50.54%
Lightness36.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2E · G 52 · B 8C

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