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#2F475A

#2f475a ≈ Charcoal

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#2f475a is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.43% red, 27.84% green and 35.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 47.78% cyan, 21.11% magenta, 0% yellow and 64.71% black. Its hue angle is 206.51°, with 31.39% 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 9.68:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Charcoal (#36454f), ΔE 4.14.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#333366
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Relative luminance0.0585

Complementary

  1. #2f475a
  2. #5a422f

Split complementary

  1. #2f475a
  2. #5a2f31
  3. #5a572f

Analogous

  1. #2f5a57
  2. #2f475a
  3. #2f315a

Triadic

  1. #2f475a
  2. #5a2f47
  3. #475a2f

Tetradic

  1. #2f475a
  2. #422f5a
  3. #5a422f
  4. #475a2f

Square

  1. #2f475a
  2. #572f5a
  3. #5a422f
  4. #315a2f

Monochromatic

  1. #070b0d
  2. #151f28
  3. #2f475a
  4. #496f8c
  5. #6e95b4

Shades

#2f475a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2f475a
  2. #2a4051
  3. #263948
  4. #21323f
  5. #1c2b36
  6. #18242d
  7. #131c24
  8. #0e151b
  9. #090e12
  10. #050709
  11. #000000

Tints

#2f475a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2f475a
  2. #44596b
  3. #596c7b
  4. #6d7e8c
  5. #82919c
  6. #97a3ad
  7. #acb5bd
  8. #c1c8ce
  9. #d5dade
  10. #eaedef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2f475a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2f475a
  2. #374d5e
  3. #3f5262
  4. #475865
  5. #4f5e69
  6. #58646d
  7. #606971
  8. #686f75
  9. #707578
  10. #787a7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #444444 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3d454e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3f475b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #39425a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #1d4c4d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #39475b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #35445a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #254a53 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2f475a {
  color: #2f475a;
}
Background
.bg-2f475a {
  background-color: #2f475a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2f475a {
  border: 2px solid #2f475a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2f475a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 47 71 90;
  --color-primary-hsl: 207 31% 27%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2f475a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2f475a, #2f315a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2f475a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(47 71 90 / 0.35);
}

#36454f Charcoal ΔE 4.14 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 8.62 #2a3439 Gunmetal ΔE 8.92 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 9.08 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 9.28 #003399 Smalt ΔE 9.95 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 9.96 #d0b8a5 Inverted #444444 Grayscale 

Charcoal
#2f475a  rgb(47, 71, 90)  hsl(207, 31%, 27%)  Charcoal
#5a422f  rgb(90, 66, 47)  hsl(27, 31%, 27%)  Coffee
#5a2f47  rgb(90, 47, 71)  hsl(327, 31%, 27%)  Eggplant
#475a2f  rgb(71, 90, 47)  hsl(87, 31%, 27%)  Army Green