Colour

#2F4E60

#2F4E60
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#2F4E60 is a blue with RGB values 47, 78, 96 and HSL 202°, 34%, 28%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#2F4E60#2F4E60

HEX#2F4E60

RGBrgb(47, 78, 96)

RGB (0–1)0.1843, 0.3059, 0.3765

RGB percentages18.4%, 30.6%, 37.6%

HSLhsl(202, 34.3%, 28%)

HSV / HSBhsv(202, 51%, 37.6%)

CMYK51%, 18.7%, 0%, 62.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,100,256

CSS custom property--colour: #2F4E60;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06898WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness72.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.83:1

Contrast with white8.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#494949

Inverted#D0B19F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#464D61no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#3F4860no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.8 from the original

Tritanopia#185354no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text8.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.38:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 11.9 Dim grey · ΔE 19.9 Slate grey · ΔE 21.9 Light slate grey · ΔE 24.8 Gray · ΔE 26.8 Steel blue · ΔE 27.7

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 11.89, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#60412F

Analogous#2F605A, #2F3660

Triadic#602F4E, #4E602F

Split complementary#602F36, #605A2F

Tetradic#5A2F60, #60412F, #36602F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#92B5C9

Lighter +30%#6F9EB9

Lighter +20%#5186A4

Lighter +10%#406A82

Darker −10%#1E323E

Darker −20%#0D161C

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#1D5372

Less saturated −25%#41494E

Channel breakdown

R47

G78

B96

Red47 (18.4%)

Green78 (30.6%)

Blue96 (37.6%)

Hue202.04°

Saturation (HSL)34.27%

Lightness28.04%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2F · G 4E · B 60

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