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Recognised as Colour

#2E668D

  • #2E668D
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#2E668D is a blue with RGB values 46, 102, 141 and HSL 205°, 51%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#2E668D#2E668D
HEX#2E668D
RGBrgb(46, 102, 141)
RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.4, 0.5529
RGB percentages18%, 40%, 55.3%
HSLhsl(204.6, 50.8%, 36.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(204.6, 67.4%, 55.3%)
CMYK67.4%, 27.7%, 0%, 44.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,040,909
CSS custom property--colour: #2E668D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12007WCAG 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 6.17:1
Contrast with white6.17:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5D5D5D
Inverted#D19972

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#54668Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#475D8Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11 from the original
Tritanopia#007073no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.17:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.4:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 12.5Slate grey · ΔE 20.3Light slate grey · ΔE 21.8Dark slate grey · ΔE 26Dim grey · ΔE 27.6Gray · ΔE 30.1
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 12.49, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8D552E
Analogous#2E8D85, #2E368D
Triadic#8D2E66, #668D2E
Split complementary#8D2E37, #8D852E
Tetradic#852E8D, #8D552E, #368D2E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A5C9E2
Lighter +30%#7FB2D5
Lighter +20%#589BC9
Lighter +10%#3B82B3
Darker −10%#214A67
Darker −20%#152E40
Darker −30%#08131A
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#176AA4
Less saturated −25%#456276

Channel breakdown

R46
G102
B141
Red46 (18%)
Green102 (40%)
Blue141 (55.3%)
Hue204.63°
Saturation (HSL)50.8%
Lightness36.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2E · G 66 · B 8D

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