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Recognised as Colour

#2E5977

  • #2E5977
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#2E5977 is a blue with RGB values 46, 89, 119 and HSL 205°, 44%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#2E5977#2E5977
HEX#2E5977
RGBrgb(46, 89, 119)
RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.349, 0.4667
RGB percentages18%, 34.9%, 46.7%
HSLhsl(204.7, 44.2%, 32.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(204.7, 61.3%, 46.7%)
CMYK61.3%, 25.2%, 0%, 53.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,037,559
CSS custom property--colour: #2E5977;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09058WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness83 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.47:1
Contrast with white7.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#525252
Inverted#D1A688

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4C5978no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#425276no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.3 from the original
Tritanopia#006063no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.47:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.81:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 19.6Steel blue · ΔE 19.6Slate grey · ΔE 20.2Light slate grey · ΔE 22.6Dim grey · ΔE 23.6Gray · ΔE 28.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 19.56, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#774C2E
Analogous#2E7770, #2E3577
Triadic#772E59, #59772E
Split complementary#772E35, #77702E
Tetradic#702E77, #774C2E, #35772E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#99BED8
Lighter +30%#75A7C9
Lighter +20%#508FBB
Lighter +10%#3C759C
Darker −10%#203D52
Darker −20%#12222D
Darker −30%#030609
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#195D8C
Less saturated −25%#435562

Channel breakdown

R46
G89
B119
Red46 (18%)
Green89 (34.9%)
Blue119 (46.7%)
Hue204.66°
Saturation (HSL)44.24%
Lightness32.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2E · G 59 · B 77

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