Colour

#2E5FA7

#2E5FA7
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#2E5FA7 is a blue with RGB values 46, 95, 167 and HSL 216°, 57%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#2E5FA7#2E5FA7

HEX#2E5FA7

RGBrgb(46, 95, 167)

RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.3725, 0.6549

RGB percentages18%, 37.3%, 65.5%

HSLhsl(215.7, 56.8%, 41.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(215.7, 72.5%, 65.5%)

CMYK72.5%, 43.1%, 0%, 34.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,039,143

CSS custom property--colour: #2E5FA7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11555WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness95.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.34:1

Contrast with white6.34:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5A5A5A

Inverted#D1A058

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3C65AAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#275AA6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original

Tritanopia#00707Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.31:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 20 Steel blue · ΔE 20.8 Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.2 Dodgerblue · ΔE 27.4 Royal blue · ΔE 28.9 Slate blue · ΔE 31.2

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 19.98, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A7762E

Analogous#2E9BA7, #392EA7

Triadic#A72E5F, #5FA72E

Split complementary#A73A2E, #9CA72E

Tetradic#A72E9C, #A7762E, #2EA73A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B6CBEB

Lighter +30%#8EAFE0

Lighter +20%#6693D5

Lighter +10%#3E77CA

Darker −10%#23487F

Darker −20%#183257

Darker −30%#0D1B2F

Darker −40%#020407

More saturated +25%#135AC2

Less saturated −25%#49648C

Channel breakdown

R46

G95

B167

Red46 (18%)

Green95 (37.3%)

Blue167 (65.5%)

Hue215.7°

Saturation (HSL)56.81%

Lightness41.76%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2E · G 5F · B A7

Keep nerding

Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.

#2E5FA7

Colour values

Brightness & contrast

Colour vision & accessibility

Named colours

Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

Keep nerding

Harmonies

Lighter and darker

Similar named colours

Nerdulate something else