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Colour

#2E5593

  • #2E5593
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#2E5593 is a blue with RGB values 46, 85, 147 and HSL 217°, 52%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#2E5593#2E5593
HEX#2E5593
RGBrgb(46, 85, 147)
RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.3333, 0.5765
RGB percentages18%, 33.3%, 57.6%
HSLhsl(216.8, 52.3%, 37.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(216.8, 68.7%, 57.6%)
CMYK68.7%, 42.2%, 0%, 42.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,036,563
CSS custom property--colour: #2E5593;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09184WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness85.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.4:1
Contrast with white7.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#515151
Inverted#D1AA6C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#385B95no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#295192no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00636Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.4:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.84:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 19.6Steel blue · ΔE 20.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 27.9Midnight blue · ΔE 33.6Slate grey · ΔE 33.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 34.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 19.64, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#936C2E
Analogous#2E8793, #3A2E93
Triadic#932E55, #55932E
Split complementary#93392E, #88932E
Tetradic#932E87, #936C2E, #2E933A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A9C0E4
Lighter +30%#82A3D8
Lighter +20%#5B87CC
Lighter +10%#3A6BBA
Darker −10%#223F6C
Darker −20%#162845
Darker −30%#0A121E
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#1650AB
Less saturated −25%#465A7B

Channel breakdown

R46
G85
B147
Red46 (18%)
Green85 (33.3%)
Blue147 (57.6%)
Hue216.83°
Saturation (HSL)52.33%
Lightness37.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2E · G 55 · B 93

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