Recognised as Colour

#2B4050

#2B4050
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#2B4050 is a blue with RGB values 43, 64, 80 and HSL 206°, 30%, 24%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#2B4050

RGBrgb(43, 64, 80)

RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0.251, 0.3137

RGB percentages16.9%, 25.1%, 31.4%

HSLhsl(205.9, 30.1%, 24.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(205.9, 46.3%, 31.4%)

CMYK46.2%, 20%, 0%, 68.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,834,512

CSS custom property--colour: #2B4050;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0476WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness60.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.76:1

Contrast with white10.76:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3D3D3D

Inverted#D4BFAF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#394051no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#343C50no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.7 from the original

Tritanopia#1D4445no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text10.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.95:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 13 Dim grey · ΔE 22.3 Slate grey · ΔE 26.9 Black · ΔE 29 Light slate grey · ΔE 29.9 Gray · ΔE 30.3

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 13.04, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#503B2B

Analogous#2B504E, #2B2E50

Triadic#502B40, #40502B

Split complementary#502B2E, #504E2B

Tetradic#4E2B50, #503B2B, #2E502B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#88A7BF

Lighter +30%#678FAD

Lighter +20%#4F7592

Lighter +10%#3D5B71

Darker −10%#19252F

Darker −20%#070B0E

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#1C425F

Less saturated −25%#3A3E41

Channel breakdown

R43

G64

B80

Red43 (16.9%)

Green64 (25.1%)

Blue80 (31.4%)

Hue205.95°

Saturation (HSL)30.08%

Lightness24.12%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2B · G 40 · B 50

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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