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Colour

#2E5DAA

  • #2E5DAA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#2E5DAA is a blue with RGB values 46, 93, 170 and HSL 217°, 57%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#2E5DAA#2E5DAA
HEX#2E5DAA
RGBrgb(46, 93, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.3647, 0.6667
RGB percentages18%, 36.5%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(217.3, 57.4%, 42.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(217.3, 72.9%, 66.7%)
CMYK72.9%, 45.3%, 0%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,038,634
CSS custom property--colour: #2E5DAA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11312WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness94.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.44:1
Contrast with white6.44:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#595959
Inverted#D1A255

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3665ADno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#1D59A8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original
Tritanopia#006F7Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.44:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.26:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 18.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.1Steel blue · ΔE 23.9Royal blue · ΔE 25.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 26Slate blue · ΔE 28.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 18.05, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AA7B2E
Analogous#2E9BAA, #3D2EAA
Triadic#AA2E5D, #5DAA2E
Split complementary#AA3D2E, #9BAA2E
Tetradic#AA2E9B, #AA7B2E, #2EAA3D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B8CCEC
Lighter +30%#90AFE1
Lighter +20%#6892D6
Lighter +10%#4075CB
Darker −10%#234782
Darker −20%#18315A
Darker −30%#0D1B32
Darker −40%#030509
More saturated +25%#1356C5
Less saturated −25%#49648F

Channel breakdown

R46
G93
B170
Red46 (18%)
Green93 (36.5%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue217.26°
Saturation (HSL)57.41%
Lightness42.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2E · G 5D · B AA

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