Recognised as Colour

#2B2E37

#2B2E37
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#2B2E37 is a blue with RGB values 43, 46, 55 and HSL 225°, 12%, 19%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#2B2E37

RGBrgb(43, 46, 55)

RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0.1804, 0.2157

RGB percentages16.9%, 18%, 21.6%

HSLhsl(225, 12.2%, 19.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(225, 21.8%, 21.6%)

CMYK21.8%, 16.4%, 0%, 78.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,829,879

CSS custom property--colour: #2B2E37;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02743WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness46.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.56:1

Contrast with white13.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2E2E2E

Inverted#D4D1C8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2B2F37no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#2B2E37no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original

Tritanopia#283031no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text13.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.55:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 17.9 Black · ΔE 20 Dim grey · ΔE 26.2 Slate grey · ΔE 34.3 Gray · ΔE 35.2 Light slate grey · ΔE 37.4

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 17.88, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#37342B

Analogous#2B3437, #2E2B37

Triadic#372B2E, #2E372B

Split complementary#372E2B, #34372B

Tetradic#372B34, #37342B, #2B372E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#8A91A4

Lighter +30%#6E768D

Lighter +20%#585E70

Lighter +10%#414654

Darker −10%#15161A

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#1F2843

Less saturated −25%#313131

Channel breakdown

R43

G46

B55

Red43 (16.9%)

Green46 (18%)

Blue55 (21.6%)

Hue225°

Saturation (HSL)12.24%

Lightness19.22%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2B · G 2E · B 37

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