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#2B495C

#2b495c ≈ Charcoal

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#2b495c is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.86% red, 28.63% green and 36.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 53.26% cyan, 20.65% magenta, 0% yellow and 63.92% black. Its hue angle is 203.27°, with 36.3% saturation and 26.47% 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 9.5:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Charcoal (#36454f), ΔE 4.68.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#333366
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Relative luminance0.0605

Complementary

  1. #2b495c
  2. #5c3e2b

Split complementary

  1. #2b495c
  2. #5c2b30
  3. #5c572b

Analogous

  1. #2b5c57
  2. #2b495c
  3. #2b305c

Triadic

  1. #2b495c
  2. #5c2b49
  3. #495c2b

Tetradic

  1. #2b495c
  2. #3e2b5c
  3. #5c3e2b
  4. #495c2b

Square

  1. #2b495c
  2. #572b5c
  3. #5c3e2b
  4. #305c2b

Monochromatic

  1. #060b0e
  2. #132028
  3. #2b495c
  4. #437290
  5. #6899b8

Shades

#2b495c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2b495c
  2. #274253
  3. #223a4a
  4. #1e3340
  5. #1a2c37
  6. #16252e
  7. #111d25
  8. #0d161c
  9. #090f12
  10. #040709
  11. #000000

Tints

#2b495c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2b495c
  2. #405b6c
  3. #556d7d
  4. #6b808d
  5. #80929d
  6. #95a4ae
  7. #aab6be
  8. #bfc8ce
  9. #d5dbde
  10. #eaedef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2b495c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2b495c
  2. #344f60
  3. #3c5463
  4. #455a67
  5. #4d5f6a
  6. #56656e
  7. #5e6a72
  8. #677075
  9. #6f7579
  10. #787b7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #464646 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3d474f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #40495d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3a435c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #124e4f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #39495d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #34465c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1e4c55 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2b495c {
  color: #2b495c;
}
Background
.bg-2b495c {
  background-color: #2b495c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2b495c {
  border: 2px solid #2b495c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2b495c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 43 73 92;
  --color-primary-hsl: 203 36% 26%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2b495c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2b495c, #2b305c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2b495c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(43 73 92 / 0.35);
}

#36454f Charcoal ΔE 4.68 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 8.85 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 9.33 #2a3439 Gunmetal ΔE 9.50 #004953 Midnight Green ΔE 9.55 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 9.84 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 9.85 #d4b6a3 Inverted #464646 Grayscale 

Charcoal
#2b495c  rgb(43, 73, 92)  hsl(203, 36%, 26%)  Charcoal
#5c3e2b  rgb(92, 62, 43)  hsl(23, 36%, 26%)  Coffee
#5c2b49  rgb(92, 43, 73)  hsl(323, 36%, 26%)  Eggplant
#495c2b  rgb(73, 92, 43)  hsl(83, 36%, 26%)  Army Green