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Recognised as Colour

#2B344C

  • #2B344C
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#2B344C is a blue with RGB values 43, 52, 76 and HSL 224°, 28%, 23%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#2B344C#2B344C
HEX#2B344C
RGBrgb(43, 52, 76)
RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0.2039, 0.298
RGB percentages16.9%, 20.4%, 29.8%
HSLhsl(223.6, 27.7%, 23.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(223.6, 43.4%, 29.8%)
CMYK43.4%, 31.6%, 0%, 70.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,831,436
CSS custom property--colour: #2B344C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03491WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness52.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.37:1
Contrast with white12.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#343434
Inverted#D4CBB3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2C364Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#29334Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.6 from the original
Tritanopia#20393Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.37:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.7:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 21.6Black · ΔE 27.3Dim grey · ΔE 27.8Slate grey · ΔE 31.9Light slate grey · ΔE 34.8Steel blue · ΔE 35.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 21.57, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4C432B
Analogous#2B454C, #332B4C
Triadic#4C2B34, #344C2B
Split complementary#4C322B, #454C2B
Tetradic#4C2B44, #4C432B, #2B4C32

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8896BB
Lighter +30%#6779A9
Lighter +20%#50618D
Lighter +10%#3D4A6D
Darker −10%#191E2B
Darker −20%#06070B
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#1C2D5B
Less saturated −25%#3A3B3D

Channel breakdown

R43
G52
B76
Red43 (16.9%)
Green52 (20.4%)
Blue76 (29.8%)
Hue223.64°
Saturation (HSL)27.73%
Lightness23.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2B · G 34 · B 4C

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