Colour

#2E3745

#2E3745
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#2E3745 is a blue with RGB values 46, 55, 69 and HSL 217°, 20%, 23%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#2E3745

RGBrgb(46, 55, 69)

RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.2157, 0.2706

RGB percentages18%, 21.6%, 27.1%

HSLhsl(216.5, 20%, 22.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(216.5, 33.3%, 27.1%)

CMYK33.3%, 20.3%, 0%, 72.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,028,805

CSS custom property--colour: #2E3745;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03743WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness54.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.01:1

Contrast with white12.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#363636

Inverted#D1C8BA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#323846no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#303545no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original

Tritanopia#273A3Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text12.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.75:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 15.8 Dim grey · ΔE 23.8 Black · ΔE 24.9 Slate grey · ΔE 30.1 Gray · ΔE 32.3 Light slate grey · ΔE 33.2

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 15.82, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#453C2E

Analogous#2E4345, #302E45

Triadic#452E37, #37452E

Split complementary#45302E, #43452E

Tetradic#452E43, #453C2E, #2E4530

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#8C9BB3

Lighter +30%#6E819E

Lighter +20%#576882

Lighter +10%#424F64

Darker −10%#1A1F26

Darker −20%#050608

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#203453

Less saturated −25%#393939

Channel breakdown

R46

G55

B69

Red46 (18%)

Green55 (21.6%)

Blue69 (27.1%)

Hue216.52°

Saturation (HSL)20%

Lightness22.55%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2E · G 37 · B 45

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