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Colour

#2E323A

  • #2E323A
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#2E323A is a blue with RGB values 46, 50, 58 and HSL 220°, 12%, 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

#2E323A#2E323A
HEX#2E323A
RGBrgb(46, 50, 58)
RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.1961, 0.2275
RGB percentages18%, 19.6%, 22.7%
HSLhsl(220, 11.5%, 20.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220, 20.7%, 22.7%)
CMYK20.7%, 13.8%, 0%, 77.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,027,514
CSS custom property--colour: #2E323A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03168WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness49.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.86:1
Contrast with white12.86:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#323232
Inverted#D1CDC5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#30323Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#2E313Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Tritanopia#2B3435no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.86:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.63:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 16.1Black · ΔE 21.5Dim grey · ΔE 24.4Slate grey · ΔE 32.6Gray · ΔE 33.4Light slate grey · ΔE 35.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 16.15, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3A362E
Analogous#2E383A, #302E3A
Triadic#3A2E32, #323A2E
Split complementary#3A302E, #383A2E
Tetradic#3A2E38, #3A362E, #2E3A30

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8E96A6
Lighter +30%#727C8F
Lighter +20%#5B6373
Lighter +10%#454B56
Darker −10%#17191E
Darker −20%#010101
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#212E47
Less saturated −25%#343434

Channel breakdown

R46
G50
B58
Red46 (18%)
Green50 (19.6%)
Blue58 (22.7%)
Hue220°
Saturation (HSL)11.54%
Lightness20.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2E · G 32 · B 3A

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