Recognised as Colour

#2F374D

#2F374D
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#2F374D is a blue with RGB values 47, 55, 77 and HSL 224°, 24%, 24%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#2F374D

RGBrgb(47, 55, 77)

RGB (0–1)0.1843, 0.2157, 0.302

RGB percentages18.4%, 21.6%, 30.2%

HSLhsl(224, 24.2%, 24.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(224, 39%, 30.2%)

CMYK39%, 28.6%, 0%, 69.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,094,349

CSS custom property--colour: #2F374D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03873WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness55.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.83:1

Contrast with white11.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#373737

Inverted#D0C8B2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#30394Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#2D364Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.6 from the original

Tritanopia#263B3Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text11.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.77:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 19.9 Dim grey · ΔE 25.9 Black · ΔE 27.6 Slate grey · ΔE 30.3 Light slate grey · ΔE 33.3 Gray · ΔE 33.8

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 19.93, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4D452F

Analogous#2F464D, #362F4D

Triadic#4D2F37, #374D2F

Split complementary#4D362F, #464D2F

Tetradic#4D2F46, #4D452F, #2F4D36

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#8E9ABA

Lighter +30%#6E7DA7

Lighter +20%#56648C

Lighter +10%#424E6D

Darker −10%#1C202D

Darker −20%#080A0E

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#1F305D

Less saturated −25%#3E3E3E

Channel breakdown

R47

G55

B77

Red47 (18.4%)

Green55 (21.6%)

Blue77 (30.2%)

Hue224°

Saturation (HSL)24.19%

Lightness24.31%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2F · G 37 · B 4D

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