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Recognised as Colour

#2B2B35

  • #2B2B35
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#2B2B35 is a blue with RGB values 43, 43, 53 and HSL 240°, 10%, 19%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#2B2B35#2B2B35
HEX#2B2B35
RGBrgb(43, 43, 53)
RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0.1686, 0.2078
RGB percentages16.9%, 16.9%, 20.8%
HSLhsl(240, 10.4%, 18.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 18.9%, 20.8%)
CMYK18.9%, 18.9%, 0%, 79.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,829,109
CSS custom property--colour: #2B2B35;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02498WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness44.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14:1
Contrast with white14:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2C2C2C
Inverted#D4D4CA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#292C35no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#282C35no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Tritanopia#292D2Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text14:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.5:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 19.2Dark slate grey · ΔE 19.7Dim grey · ΔE 27.4Slate grey · ΔE 35.5Gray · ΔE 36.3Light slate grey · ΔE 38.6
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 19.2, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#35352B
Analogous#2B3035, #302B35
Triadic#352B2B, #2B352B
Split complementary#35302B, #30352B
Tetradic#352B30, #35352B, #2B3530

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8B8BA1
Lighter +30%#707089
Lighter +20%#59596D
Lighter +10%#424251
Darker −10%#141419
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#1F1F41
Less saturated −25%#303030

Channel breakdown

R43
G43
B53
Red43 (16.9%)
Green43 (16.9%)
Blue53 (20.8%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)10.42%
Lightness18.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2B · G 2B · B 35

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