Colour

#2F3A53

#2F3A53
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#2F3A53 is a blue with RGB values 47, 58, 83 and HSL 222°, 28%, 25%. 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#2F3A53

RGBrgb(47, 58, 83)

RGB (0–1)0.1843, 0.2275, 0.3255

RGB percentages18.4%, 22.7%, 32.5%

HSLhsl(221.7, 27.7%, 25.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(221.7, 43.4%, 32.5%)

CMYK43.4%, 30.1%, 0%, 67.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,095,123

CSS custom property--colour: #2F3A53;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04255WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness58.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.35:1

Contrast with white11.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#393939

Inverted#D0C5AC

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#313C54no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#2E3952no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Tritanopia#233F43no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text11.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.85:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 20.6 Dim grey · ΔE 26.1 Slate grey · ΔE 29.4 Black · ΔE 29.7 Light slate grey · ΔE 32.3 Steel blue · ΔE 32.8

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 20.58, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#53482F

Analogous#2F4C53, #362F53

Triadic#532F3A, #3A532F

Split complementary#53362F, #4C532F

Tetradic#532F4C, #53482F, #2F5336

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#8F9EBF

Lighter +30%#6E81AD

Lighter +20%#546894

Lighter +10%#415174

Darker −10%#1D2332

Darker −20%#0A0C12

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#1F3463

Less saturated −25%#3F4043

Channel breakdown

R47

G58

B83

Red47 (18.4%)

Green58 (22.7%)

Blue83 (32.5%)

Hue221.67°

Saturation (HSL)27.69%

Lightness25.49%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2F · G 3A · B 53

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