Colour

#2F3C5B

#2F3C5B
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#2F3C5B is a blue with RGB values 47, 60, 91 and HSL 222°, 32%, 27%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#2F3C5B#2F3C5B

HEX#2F3C5B

RGBrgb(47, 60, 91)

RGB (0–1)0.1843, 0.2353, 0.3569

RGB percentages18.4%, 23.5%, 35.7%

HSLhsl(222.3, 31.9%, 27.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(222.3, 48.4%, 35.7%)

CMYK48.4%, 34.1%, 0%, 64.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,095,643

CSS custom property--colour: #2F3C5B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04591WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness61 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.95:1

Contrast with white10.95:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3B3B3B

Inverted#D0C3A4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#313F5Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original

Deuteranopia#2C3B5Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original

Tritanopia#1F4247no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text10.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.92:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 23.6 Dim grey · ΔE 28 Slate grey · ΔE 29.6 Steel blue · ΔE 30.6 Dark slateblue · ΔE 31.4 Light slate grey · ΔE 32.4

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 23.6, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5B4E2F

Analogous#2F525B, #382F5B

Triadic#5B2F3C, #3C5B2F

Split complementary#5B382F, #525B2F

Tetradic#5B2F52, #5B4E2F, #2F5B38

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#90A0C6

Lighter +30%#6F83B4

Lighter +20%#52689E

Lighter +10%#40527D

Darker −10%#1E2639

Darker −20%#0C1018

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#1E356C

Less saturated −25%#40434A

Channel breakdown

R47

G60

B91

Red47 (18.4%)

Green60 (23.5%)

Blue91 (35.7%)

Hue222.27°

Saturation (HSL)31.88%

Lightness27.06%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2F · G 3C · B 5B

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