Recognised as Colour

#2C2F49

#2C2F49
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#2C2F49 is a blue with RGB values 44, 47, 73 and HSL 234°, 25%, 23%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#2C2F49

RGBrgb(44, 47, 73)

RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.1843, 0.2863

RGB percentages17.3%, 18.4%, 28.6%

HSLhsl(233.8, 24.8%, 22.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(233.8, 39.7%, 28.6%)

CMYK39.7%, 35.6%, 0%, 71.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,895,689

CSS custom property--colour: #2C2F49;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0305WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness49.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.04:1

Contrast with white13.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#303030

Inverted#D3D0B6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#27324Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#253048no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original

Tritanopia#243438no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text13.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.61:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 24.6 Black · ΔE 26.9 Dim grey · ΔE 29.9 Dark slateblue · ΔE 34 Slate grey · ΔE 34.2 Light slate grey · ΔE 37.1

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 24.64, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#49462C

Analogous#2C3E49, #372C49

Triadic#492C2F, #2F492C

Split complementary#49382C, #3D492C

Tetradic#492C3E, #49462C, #2C4938

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#898EB8

Lighter +30%#696FA5

Lighter +20%#525889

Lighter +10%#3F4369

Darker −10%#191B29

Darker −20%#060609

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#1D2358

Less saturated −25%#3B3B3B

Channel breakdown

R44

G47

B73

Red44 (17.3%)

Green47 (18.4%)

Blue73 (28.6%)

Hue233.79°

Saturation (HSL)24.79%

Lightness22.94%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2C · G 2F · B 49

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Colour harmonies

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