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Recognised as Colour

#2B353E

  • #2B353E
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#2B353E is a blue with RGB values 43, 53, 62 and HSL 208°, 18%, 21%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#2B353E#2B353E
HEX#2B353E
RGBrgb(43, 53, 62)
RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0.2078, 0.2431
RGB percentages16.9%, 20.8%, 24.3%
HSLhsl(208.4, 18.1%, 20.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(208.4, 30.6%, 24.3%)
CMYK30.6%, 14.5%, 0%, 75.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,831,678
CSS custom property--colour: #2B353E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03408WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness51.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.49:1
Contrast with white12.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#343434
Inverted#D4CAC1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#31353Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#2F333Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Tritanopia#263738no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.49:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.68:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 14.3Black · ΔE 22.8Dim grey · ΔE 23.9Slate grey · ΔE 31.4Gray · ΔE 32.8Light slate grey · ΔE 34.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 14.3, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3E342B
Analogous#2B3E3E, #2B2C3E
Triadic#3E2B35, #353E2B
Split complementary#3E2B2C, #3E3E2B
Tetradic#3E2B3E, #3E342B, #2C3E2B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#889BAD
Lighter +30%#6A8298
Lighter +20%#55687A
Lighter +10%#404F5C
Darker −10%#161B20
Darker −20%#010202
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#1E364B
Less saturated −25%#353535

Channel breakdown

R43
G53
B62
Red43 (16.9%)
Green53 (20.8%)
Blue62 (24.3%)
Hue208.42°
Saturation (HSL)18.1%
Lightness20.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2B · G 35 · B 3E

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