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#2F495C

#2f495c ≈ Charcoal

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#2f495c is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.43% red, 28.63% green and 36.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 48.91% cyan, 20.65% magenta, 0% yellow and 63.92% black. Its hue angle is 205.33°, with 32.37% saturation and 27.25% 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 9.42:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Charcoal (#36454f), ΔE 4.32.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#333366
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Relative luminance0.0614

Complementary

  1. #2f495c
  2. #5c422f

Split complementary

  1. #2f495c
  2. #5c2f32
  3. #5c582f

Analogous

  1. #2f5c58
  2. #2f495c
  3. #2f325c

Triadic

  1. #2f495c
  2. #5c2f49
  3. #495c2f

Tetradic

  1. #2f495c
  2. #422f5c
  3. #5c422f
  4. #495c2f

Square

  1. #2f495c
  2. #582f5c
  3. #5c422f
  4. #325c2f

Monochromatic

  1. #070b0e
  2. #152129
  3. #2f495c
  4. #49718f
  5. #6f97b5

Shades

#2f495c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2f495c
  2. #2a4253
  3. #263a4a
  4. #213340
  5. #1c2c37
  6. #18252e
  7. #131d25
  8. #0e161c
  9. #090f12
  10. #050709
  11. #000000

Tints

#2f495c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2f495c
  2. #445b6c
  3. #596d7d
  4. #6d808d
  5. #82929d
  6. #97a4ae
  7. #acb6be
  8. #c1c8ce
  9. #d5dbde
  10. #eaedef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2f495c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2f495c
  2. #374f60
  3. #3f5463
  4. #475a67
  5. #4f5f6a
  6. #58656e
  7. #606a72
  8. #687075
  9. #707579
  10. #787b7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #464646 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3e4750 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #41495d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3b445c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #1c4e4f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3a495d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #36465c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #254c55 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2f495c {
  color: #2f495c;
}
Background
.bg-2f495c {
  background-color: #2f495c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2f495c {
  border: 2px solid #2f495c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2f495c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 47 73 92;
  --color-primary-hsl: 205 32% 27%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2f495c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2f495c, #2f325c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2f495c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(47 73 92 / 0.35);
}

#36454f Charcoal ΔE 4.32 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 8.59 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 9.11 #2a3439 Gunmetal ΔE 9.36 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 9.66 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 9.70 #003399 Smalt ΔE 10.06 #d0b6a3 Inverted #464646 Grayscale 

Charcoal
#2f495c  rgb(47, 73, 92)  hsl(205, 32%, 27%)  Charcoal
#5c422f  rgb(92, 66, 47)  hsl(25, 32%, 27%)  Coffee
#5c2f49  rgb(92, 47, 73)  hsl(325, 32%, 27%)  Eggplant
#495c2f  rgb(73, 92, 47)  hsl(85, 32%, 27%)  Army Green