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Colour

#2E4253

  • #2E4253
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#2E4253 is a blue with RGB values 46, 66, 83 and HSL 208°, 29%, 25%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#2E4253#2E4253
HEX#2E4253
RGBrgb(46, 66, 83)
RGB (0–1)0.1804, 0.2588, 0.3255
RGB percentages18%, 25.9%, 32.5%
HSLhsl(207.6, 28.7%, 25.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(207.6, 44.6%, 32.5%)
CMYK44.6%, 20.5%, 0%, 67.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,031,635
CSS custom property--colour: #2E4253;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05102WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness63 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.39:1
Contrast with white10.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3F3F3F
Inverted#D1BDAC

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3B4254no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#363E53no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.4 from the original
Tritanopia#204648no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.39:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.02:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 13.4Dim grey · ΔE 21.7Slate grey · ΔE 25.9Light slate grey · ΔE 28.9Gray · ΔE 29.6Black · ΔE 30
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 13.37, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#533F2E
Analogous#2E5351, #2E3053
Triadic#532E42, #42532E
Split complementary#532E30, #53522E
Tetradic#512E53, #533F2E, #30532E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8DA9C0
Lighter +30%#6C90AE
Lighter +20%#527695
Lighter +10%#405C74
Darker −10%#1C2832
Darker −20%#0A0E11
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#1E4363
Less saturated −25%#3E4143

Channel breakdown

R46
G66
B83
Red46 (18%)
Green66 (25.9%)
Blue83 (32.5%)
Hue207.57°
Saturation (HSL)28.68%
Lightness25.29%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2E · G 42 · B 53

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