Colour

#2C2B40

#2C2B40
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Black

#2C2B40 is a blue with RGB values 44, 43, 64 and HSL 243°, 20%, 21%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#2C2B40#2C2B40

HEX#2C2B40

RGBrgb(44, 43, 64)

RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.1686, 0.251

RGB percentages17.3%, 16.9%, 25.1%

HSLhsl(242.9, 19.6%, 21%)

HSV / HSBhsv(242.9, 32.8%, 25.1%)

CMYK31.2%, 32.8%, 0%, 74.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,894,656

CSS custom property--colour: #2C2B40;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02633WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness46.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.76:1

Contrast with white13.76:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2D2D2D

Inverted#D3D4BF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#252E41no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#252D3Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.3 from the original

Tritanopia#272F32no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text13.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.53:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 23.5 Dark slate grey · ΔE 23.9 Dim grey · ΔE 29.7 Slate grey · ΔE 35.4 Dark slateblue · ΔE 37.2 Gray · ΔE 37.9

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 23.5, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3F402B

Analogous#2B3440, #372B40

Triadic#402C2B, #2B402C

Split complementary#40362B, #35402B

Tetradic#402B34, #3F402B, #2B4037

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#8A88AF

Lighter +30%#6C699B

Lighter +20%#56547D

Lighter +10%#413F5F

Darker −10%#171721

Darker −20%#020203

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#201E4D

Less saturated −25%#363636

Channel breakdown

R44

G43

B64

Red44 (17.3%)

Green43 (16.9%)

Blue64 (25.1%)

Hue242.86°

Saturation (HSL)19.63%

Lightness20.98%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2C · G 2B · B 40

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