Recognised as Colour

#2F3542

#2F3542
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#2F3542 is a blue with RGB values 47, 53, 66 and HSL 221°, 17%, 22%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#2F3542

RGBrgb(47, 53, 66)

RGB (0–1)0.1843, 0.2078, 0.2588

RGB percentages18.4%, 20.8%, 25.9%

HSLhsl(221.1, 16.8%, 22.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(221.1, 28.8%, 25.9%)

CMYK28.8%, 19.7%, 0%, 74.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,093,826

CSS custom property--colour: #2F3542;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03544WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness53 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.29:1

Contrast with white12.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#353535

Inverted#D0CABD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#313643no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#2F3442no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original

Tritanopia#2A3839no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text12.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.71:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 16.5 Black · ΔE 23.9 Dim grey · ΔE 24.1 Slate grey · ΔE 30.9 Gray · ΔE 32.7 Light slate grey · ΔE 34

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 16.49, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#423C2F

Analogous#2F3F42, #332F42

Triadic#422F35, #35422F

Split complementary#42332F, #3E422F

Tetradic#422F3E, #423C2F, #2F4233

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#8E99AF

Lighter +30%#707D9A

Lighter +20%#59657E

Lighter +10%#444D60

Darker −10%#1A1D24

Darker −20%#050506

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#213050

Less saturated −25%#393939

Channel breakdown

R47

G53

B66

Red47 (18.4%)

Green53 (20.8%)

Blue66 (25.9%)

Hue221.05°

Saturation (HSL)16.81%

Lightness22.16%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2F · G 35 · B 42

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