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Recognised as Colour

#2B314F

  • #2B314F
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#2B314F is a blue with RGB values 43, 49, 79 and HSL 230°, 30%, 24%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#2B314F#2B314F
HEX#2B314F
RGBrgb(43, 49, 79)
RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0.1922, 0.3098
RGB percentages16.9%, 19.2%, 31%
HSLhsl(230, 29.5%, 23.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(230, 45.6%, 31%)
CMYK45.6%, 38%, 0%, 69%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,830,671
CSS custom property--colour: #2B314F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03275WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness51.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.69:1
Contrast with white12.69:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#323232
Inverted#D4CEB0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#273450no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#24314Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original
Tritanopia#1F373Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.69:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.65:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 26Black · ΔE 29.3Dim grey · ΔE 30.9Dark slateblue · ΔE 31.6Slate grey · ΔE 34Steel blue · ΔE 35.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 25.96, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4F492B
Analogous#2B434F, #372B4F
Triadic#4F2B31, #314F2B
Split complementary#4F372B, #434F2B
Tetradic#4F2B43, #4F492B, #2B4F37

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8891BE
Lighter +30%#6772AC
Lighter +20%#4F5A91
Lighter +10%#3D4570
Darker −10%#191D2E
Darker −20%#07080D
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#1C275E
Less saturated −25%#3A3B40

Channel breakdown

R43
G49
B79
Red43 (16.9%)
Green49 (19.2%)
Blue79 (31%)
Hue230°
Saturation (HSL)29.51%
Lightness23.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2B · G 31 · B 4F

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