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Recognised as Colour

#2E5680

  • #2E5680
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#2E5680 is a blue with RGB values 46, 86, 128 and HSL 211°, 47%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#2E5680#2E5680
HEX#2E5680
RGBrgb(46, 86, 128)
RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.3373, 0.502
RGB percentages18%, 33.7%, 50.2%
HSLhsl(210.7, 47.1%, 34.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(210.7, 64.1%, 50.2%)
CMYK64.1%, 32.8%, 0%, 49.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,036,800
CSS custom property--colour: #2E5680;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08795WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness82.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.61:1
Contrast with white7.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#515151
Inverted#D1A97F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#445882no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#39507Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.3 from the original
Tritanopia#006065no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.61:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.76:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 17.9Slate grey · ΔE 24.5Light slate grey · ΔE 26.4Dark slate grey · ΔE 27.1Dim grey · ΔE 29.2Dark slateblue · ΔE 30.1
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 17.88, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#80582E
Analogous#2E7F80, #2F2E80
Triadic#802E56, #56802E
Split complementary#802F2E, #7F802E
Tetradic#802E7F, #80582E, #2E802F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9EBCDC
Lighter +30%#78A2CF
Lighter +20%#5389C1
Lighter +10%#3B6FA6
Darker −10%#213D5A
Darker −20%#132435
Darker −30%#060A0F
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#185596
Less saturated −25%#44576A

Channel breakdown

R46
G86
B128
Red46 (18%)
Green86 (33.7%)
Blue128 (50.2%)
Hue210.73°
Saturation (HSL)47.13%
Lightness34.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2E · G 56 · B 80

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