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Recognised as Colour

#2B273B

  • #2B273B
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#2B273B is a blue with RGB values 43, 39, 59 and HSL 252°, 20%, 19%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#2B273B#2B273B
HEX#2B273B
RGBrgb(43, 39, 59)
RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0.1529, 0.2314
RGB percentages16.9%, 15.3%, 23.1%
HSLhsl(252, 20.4%, 19.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(252, 33.9%, 23.1%)
CMYK27.1%, 33.9%, 0%, 76.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,828,091
CSS custom property--colour: #2B273B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0228WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness42.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.42:1
Contrast with white14.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#292929
Inverted#D4D8C4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#222A3Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#22293Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original
Tritanopia#282A2Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text14.42:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.46:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 22Dark slate grey · ΔE 25.1Dim grey · ΔE 30.9Slate grey · ΔE 37.2Dark slateblue · ΔE 38.1Gray · ΔE 39.3
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 22, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#373B27
Analogous#272D3B, #35273B
Triadic#3B2B27, #273B2B
Split complementary#3B3527, #2D3B27
Tetradic#3B272D, #373B27, #273B35

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8A82AC
Lighter +30%#6E6497
Lighter +20%#585078
Lighter +10%#413B5A
Darker −10%#15131C
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#241B47
Less saturated −25%#313131

Channel breakdown

R43
G39
B59
Red43 (16.9%)
Green39 (15.3%)
Blue59 (23.1%)
Hue252°
Saturation (HSL)20.41%
Lightness19.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2B · G 27 · B 3B

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