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Recognised as Colour

#2E6079

  • #2E6079
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#2E6079 is a blue with RGB values 46, 96, 121 and HSL 200°, 45%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#2E6079#2E6079
HEX#2E6079
RGBrgb(46, 96, 121)
RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.3765, 0.4745
RGB percentages18%, 37.6%, 47.5%
HSLhsl(200, 44.9%, 32.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(200, 62%, 47.5%)
CMYK62%, 20.7%, 0%, 52.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,039,353
CSS custom property--colour: #2E6079;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10327WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness87.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.85:1
Contrast with white6.85:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#575757
Inverted#D19F86

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#545F7Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#495779no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.8 from the original
Tritanopia#006768no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.85:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.07:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 17.3Slate grey · ΔE 18Steel blue · ΔE 19.7Light slate grey · ΔE 20.3Dim grey · ΔE 21.9Teal · ΔE 24.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 17.25, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#79472E
Analogous#2E796C, #2E3A79
Triadic#792E60, #60792E
Split complementary#792E3B, #796C2E
Tetradic#6C2E79, #79472E, #3B792E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9AC4D9
Lighter +30%#75AECB
Lighter +20%#5099BD
Lighter +10%#3C7D9E
Darker −10%#204354
Darker −20%#12252F
Darker −30%#04080A
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#19678E
Less saturated −25%#435964

Channel breakdown

R46
G96
B121
Red46 (18%)
Green96 (37.6%)
Blue121 (47.5%)
Hue200°
Saturation (HSL)44.91%
Lightness32.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2E · G 60 · B 79

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