Recognised as Colour

#2E58AC

#2E58AC
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#2E58AC is a blue with RGB values 46, 88, 172 and HSL 220°, 58%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#2E58AC

RGBrgb(46, 88, 172)

RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.3451, 0.6745

RGB percentages18%, 34.5%, 67.5%

HSLhsl(220, 57.8%, 42.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(220, 73.3%, 67.5%)

CMYK73.3%, 48.8%, 0%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,037,356

CSS custom property--colour: #2E58AC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10539WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness92.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.76:1

Contrast with white6.76:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#555555

Inverted#D1A753

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2961AFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#0056AAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original

Tritanopia#006C7Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.11:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 15.3 Royal blue · ΔE 21.5 Slate blue · ΔE 23.5 Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.8 Dodgerblue · ΔE 25.5 Medium purple · ΔE 27.1

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 15.34, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#AC822E

Analogous#2E97AC, #432EAC

Triadic#AC2E58, #58AC2E

Split complementary#AC432E, #97AC2E

Tetradic#AC2E97, #AC822E, #2EAC43

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#BACBEC

Lighter +30%#91ACE2

Lighter +20%#698ED7

Lighter +10%#416FCC

Darker −10%#234384

Darker −20%#182F5C

Darker −30%#0E1A33

Darker −40%#03060B

More saturated +25%#134FC7

Less saturated −25%#496191

Channel breakdown

R46

G88

B172

Red46 (18%)

Green88 (34.5%)

Blue172 (67.5%)

Hue220°

Saturation (HSL)57.8%

Lightness42.75%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2E · G 58 · B AC

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