Colour

#2B2D38

#2B2D38
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#2B2D38 is a blue with RGB values 43, 45, 56 and HSL 231°, 13%, 19%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#2B2D38#2B2D38

HEX#2B2D38

RGBrgb(43, 45, 56)

RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0.1765, 0.2196

RGB percentages16.9%, 17.6%, 22%

HSLhsl(230.8, 13.1%, 19.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(230.8, 23.2%, 22%)

CMYK23.2%, 19.6%, 0%, 78%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,829,624

CSS custom property--colour: #2B2D38;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02676WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness45.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.68:1

Contrast with white13.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2D2D2D

Inverted#D4D2C7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2A2E39no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#292D38no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original

Tritanopia#282F31no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text13.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.54:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 19 Black · ΔE 20.2 Dim grey · ΔE 26.8 Slate grey · ΔE 34.5 Gray · ΔE 35.7 Light slate grey · ΔE 37.7

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 18.96, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#38362B

Analogous#2B3438, #2F2B38

Triadic#382B2D, #2D382B

Split complementary#38302B, #34382B

Tetradic#382B34, #38362B, #2B3830

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#8A8EA5

Lighter +30%#6D738F

Lighter +20%#575B72

Lighter +10%#414455

Darker −10%#15161B

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#1F2444

Less saturated −25%#323232

Channel breakdown

R43

G45

B56

Red43 (16.9%)

Green45 (17.6%)

Blue56 (22%)

Hue230.77°

Saturation (HSL)13.13%

Lightness19.41%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2B · G 2D · B 38

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