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Recognised as Colour

#2B324B

  • #2B324B
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#2B324B is a blue with RGB values 43, 50, 75 and HSL 227°, 27%, 23%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#2B324B#2B324B
HEX#2B324B
RGBrgb(43, 50, 75)
RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0.1961, 0.2941
RGB percentages16.9%, 19.6%, 29.4%
HSLhsl(226.9, 27.1%, 23.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(226.9, 42.7%, 29.4%)
CMYK42.7%, 33.3%, 0%, 70.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,830,923
CSS custom property--colour: #2B324B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03303WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness51.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.65:1
Contrast with white12.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#323232
Inverted#D4CDB4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2A344Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#27324Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original
Tritanopia#21373Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.65:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.66:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 22.8Black · ΔE 27.2Dim grey · ΔE 28.7Slate grey · ΔE 32.8Dark slateblue · ΔE 34.9Light slate grey · ΔE 35.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 22.84, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4B442B
Analogous#2B424B, #342B4B
Triadic#4B2B32, #324B2B
Split complementary#4B342B, #424B2B
Tetradic#4B2B42, #4B442B, #2B4B34

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8893BA
Lighter +30%#6775A8
Lighter +20%#505D8C
Lighter +10%#3E486B
Darker −10%#181C2B
Darker −20%#06070A
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#1C2A5A
Less saturated −25%#3A3A3C

Channel breakdown

R43
G50
B75
Red43 (16.9%)
Green50 (19.6%)
Blue75 (29.4%)
Hue226.88°
Saturation (HSL)27.12%
Lightness23.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2B · G 32 · B 4B

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