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Recognised as Colour

#2B325F

  • #2B325F
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#2B325F is a blue with RGB values 43, 50, 95 and HSL 232°, 38%, 27%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#2B325F#2B325F
HEX#2B325F
RGBrgb(43, 50, 95)
RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0.1961, 0.3725
RGB percentages16.9%, 19.6%, 37.3%
HSLhsl(231.9, 37.7%, 27.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231.9, 54.7%, 37.3%)
CMYK54.7%, 47.4%, 0%, 62.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,830,943
CSS custom property--colour: #2B325F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03621WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness55.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.18:1
Contrast with white12.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#343434
Inverted#D4CDA0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1F3861no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#1A335Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5 from the original
Tritanopia#153C43no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.18:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.72:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 22.1Midnight blue · ΔE 30.5Steel blue · ΔE 34.1Dark slate grey · ΔE 34.5Dim grey · ΔE 37.3Black · ΔE 37.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 22.13, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5F582B
Analogous#2B4C5F, #3E2B5F
Triadic#5F2B32, #325F2B
Split complementary#5F3E2B, #4C5F2B
Tetradic#5F2B4C, #5F582B, #2B5F3E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8B94CB
Lighter +30%#6873BB
Lighter +20%#4B57A5
Lighter +10%#3B4482
Darker −10%#1B203C
Darker −20%#0B0D19
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#1A2570
Less saturated −25%#3C3F4E

Channel breakdown

R43
G50
B95
Red43 (16.9%)
Green50 (19.6%)
Blue95 (37.3%)
Hue231.92°
Saturation (HSL)37.68%
Lightness27.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2B · G 32 · B 5F

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