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#2B475E

#2b475e ≈ Charcoal

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#2b475e is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.86% red, 27.84% green and 36.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 54.26% cyan, 24.47% magenta, 0% yellow and 63.14% black. Its hue angle is 207.06°, with 37.23% saturation and 26.86% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.7:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Charcoal (#36454f), ΔE 5.69.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#333366
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Relative luminance0.0583

Complementary

  1. #2b475e
  2. #5e422b

Split complementary

  1. #2b475e
  2. #5e2b2d
  3. #5e5b2b

Analogous

  1. #2b5e5b
  2. #2b475e
  3. #2b2d5e

Triadic

  1. #2b475e
  2. #5e2b47
  3. #475e2b

Tetradic

  1. #2b475e
  2. #422b5e
  3. #5e422b
  4. #475e2b

Square

  1. #2b475e
  2. #5b2b5e
  3. #5e422b
  4. #2d5e2b

Monochromatic

  1. #060b0e
  2. #131f2a
  3. #2b475e
  4. #436f92
  5. #6895ba

Shades

#2b475e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2b475e
  2. #274055
  3. #22394b
  4. #1e3242
  5. #1a2b38
  6. #16242f
  7. #111c26
  8. #0d151c
  9. #090e13
  10. #040709
  11. #000000

Tints

#2b475e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2b475e
  2. #40596e
  3. #556c7e
  4. #6b7e8e
  5. #80919e
  6. #95a3af
  7. #aab5bf
  8. #bfc8cf
  9. #d5dadf
  10. #eaedef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2b475e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2b475e
  2. #344d61
  3. #3c5265
  4. #455868
  5. #4d5e6c
  6. #56646f
  7. #5e6972
  8. #676f76
  9. #6f7579
  10. #787a7d
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #444444 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3c4550 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3d475f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #37425e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #114d4f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #37475f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #32445e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1e4a55 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2b475e {
  color: #2b475e;
}
Background
.bg-2b475e {
  background-color: #2b475e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2b475e {
  border: 2px solid #2b475e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2b475e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 43 71 94;
  --color-primary-hsl: 207 37% 27%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2b475e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2b475e, #2b2d5e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2b475e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(43 71 94 / 0.35);
}

#36454f Charcoal ΔE 5.69 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 7.98 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 8.14 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 9.10 #003399 Smalt ΔE 9.50 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 10.02 #2a3439 Gunmetal ΔE 10.10 #d4b8a1 Inverted #444444 Grayscale 

Charcoal
#2b475e  rgb(43, 71, 94)  hsl(207, 37%, 27%)  Charcoal
#5e422b  rgb(94, 66, 43)  hsl(27, 37%, 27%)  Coffee
#5e2b47  rgb(94, 43, 71)  hsl(327, 37%, 27%)  Eggplant
#475e2b  rgb(71, 94, 43)  hsl(87, 37%, 27%)  Dark Olive Green