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Recognised as Colour

#2D334E

  • #2D334E
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#2D334E is a blue with RGB values 45, 51, 78 and HSL 229°, 27%, 24%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#2D334E#2D334E
HEX#2D334E
RGBrgb(45, 51, 78)
RGB (0–1)0.1765, 0.2, 0.3059
RGB percentages17.6%, 20%, 30.6%
HSLhsl(229.1, 26.8%, 24.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(229.1, 42.3%, 30.6%)
CMYK42.3%, 34.6%, 0%, 69.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,962,254
CSS custom property--colour: #2D334E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03476WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness53.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.39:1
Contrast with white12.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#343434
Inverted#D2CCB1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2A364Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#28334Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original
Tritanopia#23383Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.39:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.7:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 23.8Black · ΔE 28.4Dim grey · ΔE 29Slate grey · ΔE 32.6Dark slateblue · ΔE 33.4Steel blue · ΔE 35.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 23.82, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4E482D
Analogous#2D434E, #382D4E
Triadic#4E2D33, #334E2D
Split complementary#4E382D, #434E2D
Tetradic#4E2D44, #4E482D, #2D4E38

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8B94BC
Lighter +30%#6B76A9
Lighter +20%#525D8F
Lighter +10%#40486E
Darker −10%#1A1E2E
Darker −20%#08090D
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#1E295D
Less saturated −25%#3C3D3F

Channel breakdown

R45
G51
B78
Red45 (17.6%)
Green51 (20%)
Blue78 (30.6%)
Hue229.09°
Saturation (HSL)26.83%
Lightness24.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2D · G 33 · B 4E

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