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Recognised as Colour

#2D323B

  • #2D323B
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#2D323B is a blue with RGB values 45, 50, 59 and HSL 219°, 13%, 20%. 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

#2D323B#2D323B
HEX#2D323B
RGBrgb(45, 50, 59)
RGB (0–1)0.1765, 0.1961, 0.2314
RGB percentages17.6%, 19.6%, 23.1%
HSLhsl(218.6, 13.5%, 20.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(218.6, 23.7%, 23.1%)
CMYK23.7%, 15.3%, 0%, 76.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,961,979
CSS custom property--colour: #2D323B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03155WCAG 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 12.88:1
Contrast with white12.88:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#323232
Inverted#D2CDC4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2F323Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#2E313Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original
Tritanopia#2A3435no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.88:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.63:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 16.2Black · ΔE 21.6Dim grey · ΔE 24.6Slate grey · ΔE 32.5Gray · ΔE 33.5Light slate grey · ΔE 35.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 16.2, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3B362D
Analogous#2D393B, #2F2D3B
Triadic#3B2D32, #323B2D
Split complementary#3B2F2D, #393B2D
Tetradic#3B2D39, #3B362D, #2D3B2F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8C96A8
Lighter +30%#6F7C92
Lighter +20%#596375
Lighter +10%#434B58
Darker −10%#17191E
Darker −20%#010101
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#202E48
Less saturated −25%#343434

Channel breakdown

R45
G50
B59
Red45 (17.6%)
Green50 (19.6%)
Blue59 (23.1%)
Hue218.57°
Saturation (HSL)13.46%
Lightness20.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2D · G 32 · B 3B

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