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Colour

#2E3036

  • #2E3036
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#2E3036 is a blue with RGB values 46, 48, 54 and HSL 225°, 8%, 20%. 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

#2E3036#2E3036
HEX#2E3036
RGBrgb(46, 48, 54)
RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.1882, 0.2118
RGB percentages18%, 18.8%, 21.2%
HSLhsl(225, 8%, 19.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225, 14.8%, 21.2%)
CMYK14.8%, 11.1%, 0%, 78.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,026,998
CSS custom property--colour: #2E3036;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02961WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness48.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.19:1
Contrast with white13.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#303030
Inverted#D1CFC9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2E3036no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original
Deuteranopia#2E3036no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original
Tritanopia#2C3132no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13.19:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.59:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 16.8Black · ΔE 20.3Dim grey · ΔE 24.9Slate grey · ΔE 33.7Gray · ΔE 34Light slate grey · ΔE 36.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 16.8, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#36342E
Analogous#2E3436, #302E36
Triadic#362E30, #30362E
Split complementary#36302E, #34362E
Tetradic#362E34, #36342E, #2E3630

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9094A0
Lighter +30%#747989
Lighter +20%#5D616D
Lighter +10%#454852
Darker −10%#17181A
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#222A43
Less saturated −25%#323232

Channel breakdown

R46
G48
B54
Red46 (18%)
Green48 (18.8%)
Blue54 (21.2%)
Hue225°
Saturation (HSL)8%
Lightness19.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2E · G 30 · B 36

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