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Recognised as Colour

#2C3141

  • #2C3141
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#2C3141 is a blue with RGB values 44, 49, 65 and HSL 226°, 19%, 21%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#2C3141#2C3141
HEX#2C3141
RGBrgb(44, 49, 65)
RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.1922, 0.2549
RGB percentages17.3%, 19.2%, 25.5%
HSLhsl(225.7, 19.3%, 21.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225.7, 32.3%, 25.5%)
CMYK32.3%, 24.6%, 0%, 74.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,896,193
CSS custom property--colour: #2C3141;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03114WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness49.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.94:1
Contrast with white12.94:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#313131
Inverted#D3CEBE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2C3242no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#2A3141no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original
Tritanopia#263436no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.94:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.62:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 19Black · ΔE 23.2Dim grey · ΔE 26.3Slate grey · ΔE 32.6Gray · ΔE 34.9Light slate grey · ΔE 35.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 19.01, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#413C2C
Analogous#2C3B41, #322C41
Triadic#412C31, #31412C
Split complementary#41322C, #3B412C
Tetradic#412C3B, #413C2C, #2C4131

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8A93AF
Lighter +30%#6B769B
Lighter +20%#555F7E
Lighter +10%#41485F
Darker −10%#171A23
Darker −20%#030304
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#1E2A4F
Less saturated −25%#373737

Channel breakdown

R44
G49
B65
Red44 (17.3%)
Green49 (19.2%)
Blue65 (25.5%)
Hue225.71°
Saturation (HSL)19.27%
Lightness21.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2C · G 31 · B 41

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