Colour

#2F3451

#2F3451
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#2F3451 is a blue with RGB values 47, 52, 81 and HSL 231°, 27%, 25%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#2F3451

RGBrgb(47, 52, 81)

RGB (0–1)0.1843, 0.2039, 0.3176

RGB percentages18.4%, 20.4%, 31.8%

HSLhsl(231.2, 26.6%, 25.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(231.2, 42%, 31.8%)

CMYK42%, 35.8%, 0%, 68.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,093,585

CSS custom property--colour: #2F3451;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03654WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness54.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.13:1

Contrast with white12.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#353535

Inverted#D0CBAE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2A3752no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#283450no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original

Tritanopia#253A3Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text12.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.73:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 24.8 Dim grey · ΔE 29.3 Black · ΔE 29.7 Dark slateblue · ΔE 32 Slate grey · ΔE 32.5 Steel blue · ΔE 34.6

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 24.83, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#514C2F

Analogous#2F4551, #3B2F51

Triadic#512F34, #34512F

Split complementary#513B2F, #45512F

Tetradic#512F45, #514C2F, #2F513B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#8E95BE

Lighter +30%#6E77AB

Lighter +20%#545D92

Lighter +10%#424971

Darker −10%#1C1F31

Darker −20%#0A0B10

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#1F2961

Less saturated −25%#3F3F41

Channel breakdown

R47

G52

B81

Red47 (18.4%)

Green52 (20.4%)

Blue81 (31.8%)

Hue231.18°

Saturation (HSL)26.56%

Lightness25.1%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2F · G 34 · B 51

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