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Colour

#2E3441

  • #2E3441
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#2E3441 is a blue with RGB values 46, 52, 65 and HSL 221°, 17%, 22%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#2E3441#2E3441
HEX#2E3441
RGBrgb(46, 52, 65)
RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.2039, 0.2549
RGB percentages18%, 20.4%, 25.5%
HSLhsl(221.1, 17.1%, 21.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.1, 29.2%, 25.5%)
CMYK29.2%, 20%, 0%, 74.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,028,033
CSS custom property--colour: #2E3441;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03418WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness52 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.47:1
Contrast with white12.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#343434
Inverted#D1CBBE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#303542no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#2E3341no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Tritanopia#293738no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.47:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.68:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 16.8Black · ΔE 23.4Dim grey · ΔE 24.5Slate grey · ΔE 31.4Gray · ΔE 33.2Light slate grey · ΔE 34.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 16.77, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#413B2E
Analogous#2E3D41, #322E41
Triadic#412E34, #34412E
Split complementary#41322E, #3D412E
Tetradic#412E3D, #413B2E, #2E4132

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8D97AE
Lighter +30%#6F7C99
Lighter +20%#58647D
Lighter +10%#434C5F
Darker −10%#191C23
Darker −20%#040405
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#202F4F
Less saturated −25%#383838

Channel breakdown

R46
G52
B65
Red46 (18%)
Green52 (20.4%)
Blue65 (25.5%)
Hue221.05°
Saturation (HSL)17.12%
Lightness21.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2E · G 34 · B 41

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