Colour

#2B2547

#2B2547
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#2B2547 is a blue with RGB values 43, 37, 71 and HSL 251°, 31%, 21%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#2B2547

RGBrgb(43, 37, 71)

RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0.1451, 0.2784

RGB percentages16.9%, 14.5%, 27.8%

HSLhsl(250.6, 31.5%, 21.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(250.6, 47.9%, 27.8%)

CMYK39.4%, 47.9%, 0%, 72.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,827,591

CSS custom property--colour: #2B2547;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02292WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness43.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.4:1

Contrast with white14.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#292929

Inverted#D4DAB8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#1A2A48no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#1A2946no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.3 from the original

Tritanopia#242B32no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text14.4:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.46:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 29.2 Black · ΔE 29.2 Dark slate grey · ΔE 32.5 Midnight blue · ΔE 35.1 Dim grey · ΔE 36.3 Slate grey · ΔE 39.9

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 29.21, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#414725

Analogous#253047, #3C2547

Triadic#472B25, #25472B

Split complementary#473C25, #304725

Tetradic#472530, #414725, #25473C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#887DBB

Lighter +30%#695BAA

Lighter +20%#54488A

Lighter +10%#3F3669

Darker −10%#171425

Darker −20%#020204

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#221855

Less saturated −25%#34333A

Channel breakdown

R43

G37

B71

Red43 (16.9%)

Green37 (14.5%)

Blue71 (27.8%)

Hue250.59°

Saturation (HSL)31.48%

Lightness21.18%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2B · G 25 · B 47

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