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Recognised as Colour

#2B3035

  • #2B3035
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#2B3035 is a blue with RGB values 43, 48, 53 and HSL 210°, 10%, 19%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#2B3035#2B3035
HEX#2B3035
RGBrgb(43, 48, 53)
RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0.1882, 0.2078
RGB percentages16.9%, 18.8%, 20.8%
HSLhsl(210, 10.4%, 18.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(210, 18.9%, 20.8%)
CMYK18.9%, 9.4%, 0%, 79.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,830,389
CSS custom property--colour: #2B3035;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02885WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness47.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.32:1
Contrast with white13.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2F2F2F
Inverted#D4CFCA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2E3035no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#2D2F35no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original
Tritanopia#293132no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13.32:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.58:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 15.9Black · ΔE 20Dim grey · ΔE 25.2Slate grey · ΔE 33.9Gray · ΔE 34.2Light slate grey · ΔE 37.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 15.95, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#35302B
Analogous#2B3535, #2B2B35
Triadic#352B30, #30352B
Split complementary#352B2B, #35352B
Tetradic#352B35, #35302B, #2B352B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8B96A1
Lighter +30%#707D89
Lighter +20%#59636D
Lighter +10%#424A51
Darker −10%#141719
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#1F3041
Less saturated −25%#303030

Channel breakdown

R43
G48
B53
Red43 (16.9%)
Green48 (18.8%)
Blue53 (20.8%)
Hue210°
Saturation (HSL)10.42%
Lightness18.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2B · G 30 · B 35

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