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Colour

#2E323B

  • #2E323B
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#2E323B is a blue with RGB values 46, 50, 59 and HSL 222°, 12%, 21%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#2E323B#2E323B
HEX#2E323B
RGBrgb(46, 50, 59)
RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.1961, 0.2314
RGB percentages18%, 19.6%, 23.1%
HSLhsl(221.5, 12.4%, 20.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.5, 22%, 23.1%)
CMYK22%, 15.3%, 0%, 76.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,027,515
CSS custom property--colour: #2E323B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03178WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness50 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.84:1
Contrast with white12.84:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#323232
Inverted#D1CDC4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2F333Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#2E313Bno 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 6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.84:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.64:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 16.4Black · ΔE 21.7Dim grey · ΔE 24.5Slate grey · ΔE 32.5Gray · ΔE 33.4Light slate grey · ΔE 35.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 16.41, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3B372E
Analogous#2E383B, #312E3B
Triadic#3B2E32, #323B2E
Split complementary#3B312E, #383B2E
Tetradic#3B2E38, #3B372E, #2E3B31

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8E96A7
Lighter +30%#717B91
Lighter +20%#5B6374
Lighter +10%#444A58
Darker −10%#181A1E
Darker −20%#010102
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#212D48
Less saturated −25%#353535

Channel breakdown

R46
G50
B59
Red46 (18%)
Green50 (19.6%)
Blue59 (23.1%)
Hue221.54°
Saturation (HSL)12.38%
Lightness20.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2E · G 32 · B 3B

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