Colour

#2F3E54

#2F3E54
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#2F3E54 is a blue with RGB values 47, 62, 84 and HSL 216°, 28%, 26%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#2F3E54

RGBrgb(47, 62, 84)

RGB (0–1)0.1843, 0.2431, 0.3294

RGB percentages18.4%, 24.3%, 32.9%

HSLhsl(215.7, 28.2%, 25.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(215.7, 44%, 32.9%)

CMYK44%, 26.2%, 0%, 67.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,096,148

CSS custom property--colour: #2F3E54;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0469WCAG 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 10.84:1

Contrast with white10.84:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3C3C3C

Inverted#D0C1AB

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#363F55no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#323C54no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original

Tritanopia#224346no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text10.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.94:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 17.6 Dim grey · ΔE 24 Slate grey · ΔE 27.5 Black · ΔE 30 Light slate grey · ΔE 30.5 Gray · ΔE 31.6

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 17.6, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#54452F

Analogous#2F5154, #322F54

Triadic#542F3E, #3E542F

Split complementary#54332F, #51542F

Tetradic#542F51, #54452F, #2F5433

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#8FA3C0

Lighter +30%#6E88AE

Lighter +20%#546E95

Lighter +10%#415675

Darker −10%#1D2633

Darker −20%#0A0E13

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#1F3B64

Less saturated −25%#3F4144

Channel breakdown

R47

G62

B84

Red47 (18.4%)

Green62 (24.3%)

Blue84 (32.9%)

Hue215.68°

Saturation (HSL)28.24%

Lightness25.69%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2F · G 3E · B 54

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