Colour

#2F394E

#2F394E
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#2F394E is a blue with RGB values 47, 57, 78 and HSL 221°, 25%, 25%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#2F394E

RGBrgb(47, 57, 78)

RGB (0–1)0.1843, 0.2235, 0.3059

RGB percentages18.4%, 22.4%, 30.6%

HSLhsl(220.6, 24.8%, 24.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(220.6, 39.7%, 30.6%)

CMYK39.7%, 26.9%, 0%, 69.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,094,862

CSS custom property--colour: #2F394E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04081WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness57.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.56:1

Contrast with white11.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#383838

Inverted#D0C6B1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#323A4Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#2F384Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original

Tritanopia#253D40no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text11.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.82:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 18.7 Dim grey · ΔE 25 Black · ΔE 27.9 Slate grey · ΔE 29.4 Light slate grey · ΔE 32.4 Gray · ΔE 32.9

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 18.67, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4E442F

Analogous#2F494E, #342F4E

Triadic#4E2F39, #394E2F

Split complementary#4E352F, #494E2F

Tetradic#4E2F49, #4E442F, #2F4E35

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#8E9DBB

Lighter +30%#6E81A8

Lighter +20%#55688E

Lighter +10%#42506E

Darker −10%#1C222E

Darker −20%#090A0E

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#1F335E

Less saturated −25%#3F3F3F

Channel breakdown

R47

G57

B78

Red47 (18.4%)

Green57 (22.4%)

Blue78 (30.6%)

Hue220.65°

Saturation (HSL)24.8%

Lightness24.51%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2F · G 39 · B 4E

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