Colour

#2E3952

#2E3952
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#2E3952 is a blue with RGB values 46, 57, 82 and HSL 222°, 28%, 25%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#2E3952

RGBrgb(46, 57, 82)

RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.2235, 0.3216

RGB percentages18%, 22.4%, 32.2%

HSLhsl(221.7, 28.1%, 25.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(221.7, 43.9%, 32.2%)

CMYK43.9%, 30.5%, 0%, 67.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,029,330

CSS custom property--colour: #2E3952;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04116WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness57.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.52:1

Contrast with white11.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#383838

Inverted#D1C6AD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#303B53no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#2D3851no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Tritanopia#223E42no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text11.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.82:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 20.8 Dim grey · ΔE 26.4 Black · ΔE 29.4 Slate grey · ΔE 29.8 Light slate grey · ΔE 32.7 Steel blue · ΔE 33.1

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 20.78, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#52472E

Analogous#2E4B52, #352E52

Triadic#522E39, #39522E

Split complementary#52352E, #4B522E

Tetradic#522E4B, #52472E, #2E5235

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#8D9CBF

Lighter +30%#6C80AD

Lighter +20%#536693

Lighter +10%#405073

Darker −10%#1C2231

Darker −20%#090C11

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#1E3362

Less saturated −25%#3E3F42

Channel breakdown

R46

G57

B82

Red46 (18%)

Green57 (22.4%)

Blue82 (32.2%)

Hue221.67°

Saturation (HSL)28.13%

Lightness25.1%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2E · G 39 · B 52

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