Colour

#2F3B55

#2F3B55
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#2F3B55 is a blue with RGB values 47, 59, 85 and HSL 221°, 29%, 26%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#2F3B55#2F3B55

HEX#2F3B55

RGBrgb(47, 59, 85)

RGB (0–1)0.1843, 0.2314, 0.3333

RGB percentages18.4%, 23.1%, 33.3%

HSLhsl(221.1, 28.8%, 25.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(221.1, 44.7%, 33.3%)

CMYK44.7%, 30.6%, 0%, 66.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,095,381

CSS custom property--colour: #2F3B55;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04388WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness59.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.18:1

Contrast with white11.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3A3A3A

Inverted#D0C4AA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#323D56no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#2E3A54no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Tritanopia#224044no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text11.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.88:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 20.9 Dim grey · ΔE 26.2 Slate grey · ΔE 29.1 Black · ΔE 30.4 Light slate grey · ΔE 32 Steel blue · ΔE 32.1

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 20.86, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#55492F

Analogous#2F4E55, #362F55

Triadic#552F3B, #3B552F

Split complementary#55362F, #4E552F

Tetradic#552F4E, #55492F, #2F5536

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#8F9FC1

Lighter +30%#6E83AF

Lighter +20%#536997

Lighter +10%#415276

Darker −10%#1D2434

Darker −20%#0B0D13

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#1E3565

Less saturated −25%#3F4144

Channel breakdown

R47

G59

B85

Red47 (18.4%)

Green59 (23.1%)

Blue85 (33.3%)

Hue221.05°

Saturation (HSL)28.79%

Lightness25.88%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2F · G 3B · B 55

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Colour harmonies

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