Recognised as Colour

#2E5CB9

#2E5CB9
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Royal blue

#2E5CB9 is a blue with RGB values 46, 92, 185 and HSL 220°, 60%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

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HEX#2E5CB9

RGBrgb(46, 92, 185)

RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.3608, 0.7255

RGB percentages18%, 36.1%, 72.5%

HSLhsl(220.1, 60.2%, 45.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(220.1, 75.1%, 72.5%)

CMYK75.1%, 50.3%, 0%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,038,393

CSS custom property--colour: #2E5CB9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11738WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness97.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.27:1

Contrast with white6.27:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#595959

Inverted#D1A346

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2467BCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#005AB7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original

Tritanopia#007282no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.27:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.35:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 16.2 Dark slateblue · ΔE 17.6 Slate blue · ΔE 19.6 Dodgerblue · ΔE 22.2 Cornflower blue · ΔE 23 Medium purple · ΔE 24.3

Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 16.18, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B98B2E

Analogous#2EA1B9, #462EB9

Triadic#B92E5C, #5CB92E

Split complementary#B9462E, #A1B92E

Tetradic#B92EA1, #B98B2E, #2EB946

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C3D2F0

Lighter +30%#9AB3E6

Lighter +20%#7194DC

Lighter +10%#4876D2

Darker −10%#244890

Darker −20%#1A3367

Darker −30%#101F3E

Darker −40%#050B16

More saturated +25%#1152D6

Less saturated −25%#4B669C

Channel breakdown

R46

G92

B185

Red46 (18%)

Green92 (36.1%)

Blue185 (72.5%)

Hue220.14°

Saturation (HSL)60.17%

Lightness45.29%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2E · G 5C · B B9

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

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