Colour

#2F395D

#2F395D
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#2F395D is a blue with RGB values 47, 57, 93 and HSL 227°, 33%, 27%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#2F395D

RGBrgb(47, 57, 93)

RGB (0–1)0.1843, 0.2235, 0.3647

RGB percentages18.4%, 22.4%, 36.5%

HSLhsl(227, 32.9%, 27.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(227, 49.5%, 36.5%)

CMYK49.5%, 38.7%, 0%, 63.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,094,877

CSS custom property--colour: #2F395D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04321WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness59.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.26:1

Contrast with white11.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#393939

Inverted#D0C6A2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2C3D5Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#27395Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original

Tritanopia#1E4046no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text11.26:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.86:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 27.5 Dark slateblue · ΔE 27.8 Dim grey · ΔE 30.9 Steel blue · ΔE 31.3 Slate grey · ΔE 32 Black · ΔE 34.3

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 27.46, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5D532F

Analogous#2F505D, #3C2F5D

Triadic#5D2F39, #395D2F

Split complementary#5D3C2F, #505D2F

Tetradic#5D2F50, #5D532F, #2F5D3C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#919DC7

Lighter +30%#6F7EB6

Lighter +20%#5163A1

Lighter +10%#404E7F

Darker −10%#1E243B

Darker −20%#0D0F19

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#1E2F6F

Less saturated −25%#41434C

Channel breakdown

R47

G57

B93

Red47 (18.4%)

Green57 (22.4%)

Blue93 (36.5%)

Hue226.96°

Saturation (HSL)32.86%

Lightness27.45%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2F · G 39 · B 5D

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