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Recognised as Colour

#2E3542

  • #2E3542
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#2E3542 is a blue with RGB values 46, 53, 66 and HSL 219°, 18%, 22%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#2E3542#2E3542
HEX#2E3542
RGBrgb(46, 53, 66)
RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.2078, 0.2588
RGB percentages18%, 20.8%, 25.9%
HSLhsl(219, 17.9%, 22%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219, 30.3%, 25.9%)
CMYK30.3%, 19.7%, 0%, 74.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,028,290
CSS custom property--colour: #2E3542;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0352WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness52.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.32:1
Contrast with white12.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#343434
Inverted#D1CABD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#313643no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original
Deuteranopia#2F3442no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original
Tritanopia#293839no 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 text12.32:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.7:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 16.3Black · ΔE 23.8Dim grey · ΔE 24.2Slate grey · ΔE 31Gray · ΔE 32.9Light slate grey · ΔE 34.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 16.3, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#423B2E
Analogous#2E3F42, #312E42
Triadic#422E35, #35422E
Split complementary#42312E, #3F422E
Tetradic#422E3F, #423B2E, #2E4231

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8D99AF
Lighter +30%#6F7E9A
Lighter +20%#58657E
Lighter +10%#434D60
Darker −10%#191D24
Darker −20%#040506
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#203150
Less saturated −25%#383838

Channel breakdown

R46
G53
B66
Red46 (18%)
Green53 (20.8%)
Blue66 (25.9%)
Hue219°
Saturation (HSL)17.86%
Lightness21.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2E · G 35 · B 42

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