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Recognised as Colour

#2E2F3C

  • #2E2F3C
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#2E2F3C is a blue with RGB values 46, 47, 60 and HSL 236°, 13%, 21%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#2E2F3C#2E2F3C
HEX#2E2F3C
RGBrgb(46, 47, 60)
RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.1843, 0.2353
RGB percentages18%, 18.4%, 23.5%
HSLhsl(235.7, 13.2%, 20.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(235.7, 23.3%, 23.5%)
CMYK23.3%, 21.7%, 0%, 76.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,026,748
CSS custom property--colour: #2E2F3C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0294WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness48.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.22:1
Contrast with white13.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#303030
Inverted#D1D0C3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2C303Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#2B2F3Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original
Tritanopia#2B3133no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13.22:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.59:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 19.2Black · ΔE 21.7Dim grey · ΔE 26.2Slate grey · ΔE 33.5Gray · ΔE 34.9Light slate grey · ΔE 36.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 19.19, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3C3B2E
Analogous#2E363C, #342E3C
Triadic#3C2E2F, #2F3C2E
Split complementary#3C342E, #363C2E
Tetradic#3C2E36, #3C3B2E, #2E3C34

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8E90A8
Lighter +30%#717392
Lighter +20%#5A5C76
Lighter +10%#444659
Darker −10%#18181F
Darker −20%#020202
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#212449
Less saturated −25%#353535

Channel breakdown

R46
G47
B60
Red46 (18%)
Green47 (18.4%)
Blue60 (23.5%)
Hue235.71°
Saturation (HSL)13.21%
Lightness20.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2E · G 2F · B 3C

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