Recognised as Colour

#2F2942

#2F2942
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Black

#2F2942 is a blue with RGB values 47, 41, 66 and HSL 254°, 23%, 21%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#2F2942#2F2942

HEX#2F2942

RGBrgb(47, 41, 66)

RGB (0–1)0.1843, 0.1608, 0.2588

RGB percentages18.4%, 16.1%, 25.9%

HSLhsl(254.4, 23.4%, 21%)

HSV / HSBhsv(254.4, 37.9%, 25.9%)

CMYK28.8%, 37.9%, 0%, 74.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,090,754

CSS custom property--colour: #2F2942;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02584WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness46.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.85:1

Contrast with white13.85:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2C2C2C

Inverted#D0D6BD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#232D43no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#232C41no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.6 from the original

Tritanopia#2B2D32no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text13.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.52:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 25.3 Dark slate grey · ΔE 27.1 Dim grey · ΔE 31.4 Dark slateblue · ΔE 34.4 Slate grey · ΔE 36.6 Gray · ΔE 39.4

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 25.29, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3C4229

Analogous#293042, #3B2942

Triadic#422F29, #29422F

Split complementary#423C29, #304229

Tetradic#422930, #3C4229, #29423C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#8F84B3

Lighter +30%#73659F

Lighter +20%#5C5081

Lighter +10%#453D61

Darker −10%#191523

Darker −20%#020203

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#281C4F

Less saturated −25%#363636

Channel breakdown

R47

G41

B66

Red47 (18.4%)

Green41 (16.1%)

Blue66 (25.9%)

Hue254.4°

Saturation (HSL)23.36%

Lightness20.98%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2F · G 29 · B 42

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