Colour

#2E3546

#2E3546
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#2E3546 is a blue with RGB values 46, 53, 70 and HSL 222°, 21%, 23%. 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

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HEX#2E3546

RGBrgb(46, 53, 70)

RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.2078, 0.2745

RGB percentages18%, 20.8%, 27.5%

HSLhsl(222.5, 20.7%, 22.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(222.5, 34.3%, 27.5%)

CMYK34.3%, 24.3%, 0%, 72.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,028,294

CSS custom property--colour: #2E3546;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03569WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness53.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.25:1

Contrast with white12.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#353535

Inverted#D1CAB9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#303647no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#2D3446no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original

Tritanopia#27383Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text12.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.71:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 18 Black · ΔE 25.1 Dim grey · ΔE 25.1 Slate grey · ΔE 30.9 Gray · ΔE 33.5 Light slate grey · ΔE 34

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 18.04, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#463F2E

Analogous#2E4146, #332E46

Triadic#462E35, #35462E

Split complementary#46332E, #41462E

Tetradic#462E41, #463F2E, #2E4633

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#8C98B4

Lighter +30%#6E7C9F

Lighter +20%#566484

Lighter +10%#424C65

Darker −10%#1A1E27

Darker −20%#060608

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#202F55

Less saturated −25%#3A3A3A

Channel breakdown

R46

G53

B70

Red46 (18%)

Green53 (20.8%)

Blue70 (27.5%)

Hue222.5°

Saturation (HSL)20.69%

Lightness22.75%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2E · G 35 · B 46

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