Colour

#212C35

#212C35
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#212C35 is a blue with RGB values 33, 44, 53 and HSL 207°, 23%, 17%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#212C35#212C35

HEX#212C35

RGBrgb(33, 44, 53)

RGB (0–1)0.1294, 0.1725, 0.2078

RGB percentages12.9%, 17.3%, 20.8%

HSLhsl(207, 23.3%, 16.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(207, 37.7%, 20.8%)

CMYK37.7%, 17%, 0%, 79.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,174,005

CSS custom property--colour: #212C35;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02382WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness42.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.22:1

Contrast with white14.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2A2A2A

Inverted#DED3CA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#282C35no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#262A35no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original

Tritanopia#1B2E2Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text14.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.48:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 17.3 Black · ΔE 19 Dim grey · ΔE 28.1 Slate grey · ΔE 35.6 Gray · ΔE 37 Light slate grey · ΔE 38.7

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 17.32, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#352A21

Analogous#213534, #212235

Triadic#35212C, #2C3521

Split complementary#352122, #353421

Tetradic#342135, #352A21, #223521

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#7794AB

Lighter +30%#5C7A93

Lighter +20%#486074

Lighter +10%#354654

Darker −10%#0D1216

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#162D40

Less saturated −25%#2B2B2B

Channel breakdown

R33

G44

B53

Red33 (12.9%)

Green44 (17.3%)

Blue53 (20.8%)

Hue207°

Saturation (HSL)23.26%

Lightness16.86%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 21 · G 2C · B 35

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