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Recognised as Colour

#2E598D

  • #2E598D
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#2E598D is a blue with RGB values 46, 89, 141 and HSL 213°, 51%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#2E598D#2E598D
HEX#2E598D
RGBrgb(46, 89, 141)
RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.349, 0.5529
RGB percentages18%, 34.9%, 55.3%
HSLhsl(212.8, 50.8%, 36.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(212.8, 67.4%, 55.3%)
CMYK67.4%, 36.9%, 0%, 44.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,037,581
CSS custom property--colour: #2E598D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09649WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness86.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.17:1
Contrast with white7.17:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#545454
Inverted#D1A672

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#425C8Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#35538Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.4 from the original
Tritanopia#00656Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.17:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.93:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 16.8Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.7Slate grey · ΔE 28Light slate grey · ΔE 29.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 30.2Dark slate grey · ΔE 33.4
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 16.76, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8D622E
Analogous#2E888D, #332E8D
Triadic#8D2E59, #598D2E
Split complementary#8D332E, #888D2E
Tetradic#8D2E88, #8D622E, #2E8D33

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A5C1E2
Lighter +30%#7FA6D5
Lighter +20%#588BC9
Lighter +10%#3B71B3
Darker −10%#214167
Darker −20%#152840
Darker −30%#08101A
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#1757A4
Less saturated −25%#455B76

Channel breakdown

R46
G89
B141
Red46 (18%)
Green89 (34.9%)
Blue141 (55.3%)
Hue212.84°
Saturation (HSL)50.8%
Lightness36.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2E · G 59 · B 8D

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