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Recognised as Colour

#2D2C39

  • #2D2C39
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#2D2C39 is a blue with RGB values 45, 44, 57 and HSL 245°, 13%, 20%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#2D2C39#2D2C39
HEX#2D2C39
RGBrgb(45, 44, 57)
RGB (0–1)0.1765, 0.1725, 0.2235
RGB percentages17.6%, 17.3%, 22.4%
HSLhsl(244.6, 12.9%, 19.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(244.6, 22.8%, 22.4%)
CMYK21.1%, 22.8%, 0%, 77.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,960,441
CSS custom property--colour: #2D2C39;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02655WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness46 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.72:1
Contrast with white13.72:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2D2D2D
Inverted#D2D3C6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#292E3Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#292D39no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original
Tritanopia#2B2E30no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13.72:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.53:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 20.5Black · ΔE 20.7Dim grey · ΔE 27.3Slate grey · ΔE 34.8Gray · ΔE 36.1Light slate grey · ΔE 37.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 20.5, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#38392C
Analogous#2C3139, #342C39
Triadic#392D2C, #2C392D
Split complementary#39342C, #31392C
Tetradic#392C31, #38392C, #2C3934

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8D8BA6
Lighter +30%#716F8F
Lighter +20%#5A5873
Lighter +10%#444256
Darker −10%#16161C
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#221F46
Less saturated −25%#333333

Channel breakdown

R45
G44
B57
Red45 (17.6%)
Green44 (17.3%)
Blue57 (22.4%)
Hue244.62°
Saturation (HSL)12.87%
Lightness19.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2D · G 2C · B 39

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