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Recognised as Colour

#2B2E50

  • #2B2E50
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#2B2E50 is a blue with RGB values 43, 46, 80 and HSL 235°, 30%, 24%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#2B2E50#2B2E50
HEX#2B2E50
RGBrgb(43, 46, 80)
RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0.1804, 0.3137
RGB percentages16.9%, 18%, 31.4%
HSLhsl(235.1, 30.1%, 24.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(235.1, 46.3%, 31.4%)
CMYK46.2%, 42.5%, 0%, 68.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,829,904
CSS custom property--colour: #2B2E50;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03047WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness50.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.05:1
Contrast with white13.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#303030
Inverted#D4D1AF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#223251no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#202F4Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.2 from the original
Tritanopia#1F353Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13.05:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.61:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 29Dark slate grey · ΔE 29.3Black · ΔE 30.7Dim grey · ΔE 33.4Slate grey · ΔE 36.1Steel blue · ΔE 36.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 28.95, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#504D2B
Analogous#2B4150, #3A2B50
Triadic#502B2E, #2E502B
Split complementary#503A2B, #41502B
Tetradic#502B41, #504D2B, #2B503A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#888CBF
Lighter +30%#676DAD
Lighter +20%#4F5492
Lighter +10%#3D4171
Darker −10%#191B2F
Darker −20%#07080E
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#1C215F
Less saturated −25%#3A3B41

Channel breakdown

R43
G46
B80
Red43 (16.9%)
Green46 (18%)
Blue80 (31.4%)
Hue235.14°
Saturation (HSL)30.08%
Lightness24.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2B · G 2E · B 50

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