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Recognised as Colour

#2B2938

  • #2B2938
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#2B2938 is a blue with RGB values 43, 41, 56 and HSL 248°, 15%, 19%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#2B2938#2B2938
HEX#2B2938
RGBrgb(43, 41, 56)
RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0.1608, 0.2196
RGB percentages16.9%, 16.1%, 22%
HSLhsl(248, 15.5%, 19%)
HSV / HSBhsv(248, 26.8%, 22%)
CMYK23.2%, 26.8%, 0%, 78%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,828,600
CSS custom property--colour: #2B2938;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02385WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness43.6 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#2B2B2B
Inverted#D4D6C7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#252B39no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#262A38no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Tritanopia#282B2Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.8 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

Black · ΔE 20.3Dark slate grey · ΔE 22.3Dim grey · ΔE 29Slate grey · ΔE 36.1Gray · ΔE 37.7Light slate grey · ΔE 39.2
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 20.3, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#363829
Analogous#292F38, #332938
Triadic#382B29, #29382B
Split complementary#383229, #2F3829
Tetradic#38292E, #363829, #293832

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8B86A7
Lighter +30%#6F6A90
Lighter +20%#585473
Lighter +10%#423F55
Darker −10%#14131B
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#221D44
Less saturated −25%#313131

Channel breakdown

R43
G41
B56
Red43 (16.9%)
Green41 (16.1%)
Blue56 (22%)
Hue248°
Saturation (HSL)15.46%
Lightness19.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2B · G 29 · B 38

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