Colour

#2B3242

#2B3242
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#2B3242 is a blue with RGB values 43, 50, 66 and HSL 222°, 21%, 21%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#2B3242

RGBrgb(43, 50, 66)

RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0.1961, 0.2588

RGB percentages16.9%, 19.6%, 25.9%

HSLhsl(221.7, 21.1%, 21.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(221.7, 34.8%, 25.9%)

CMYK34.8%, 24.2%, 0%, 74.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,830,914

CSS custom property--colour: #2B3242;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03188WCAG 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 12.82:1

Contrast with white12.82:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#323232

Inverted#D4CDBD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2D3343no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#2B3142no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original

Tritanopia#253537no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text12.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.64:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 18.4 Black · ΔE 23.6 Dim grey · ΔE 26.1 Slate grey · ΔE 32.3 Gray · ΔE 34.6 Light slate grey · ΔE 35.3

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 18.4, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#423B2B

Analogous#2B3D42, #302B42

Triadic#422B32, #32422B

Split complementary#42302B, #3E422B

Tetradic#422B3D, #423B2B, #2B4230

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#8894B1

Lighter +30%#69799D

Lighter +20%#536180

Lighter +10%#3F4961

Darker −10%#171B23

Darker −20%#030304

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#1D2D50

Less saturated −25%#373737

Channel breakdown

R43

G50

B66

Red43 (16.9%)

Green50 (19.6%)

Blue66 (25.9%)

Hue221.74°

Saturation (HSL)21.1%

Lightness21.37%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2B · G 32 · B 42

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Colour values

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