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#2F3E55 Charcoal Blue

#2F3E55 is Charcoal Blue.

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#2F3E55

Charcoal Blue

What are the RGB, HSL, OKLCH and CMYK values of #2F3E55?

HEX
#2F3E55
RGB
rgb(47, 62, 85)
HSL
hsl(216, 29%, 26%)
OKLCH
oklch(36.1% 0.045 259)
CMYK
45, 27, 0, 67

#2F3E55 has a contrast ratio of 10.82:1 against white and 1.94:1 against black, so white is the better background for text in this color and light text reads best on it.

Contrast checker

Text color (rows) on background (columns), scored against WCAG 2.2. White and near-black text on this color.

WCAG contrast ratio for each text and background color combination
Text ↓ / Bg → #2F3E55
#2F3E55
Same color
White
10.8AAA
Near-black
1.6Fail

AAA ≥ 7:1 · AA ≥ 4.5:1 body text· AA18 ≥ 3:1 large text (18pt, or 14pt bold) only

Text that works on each color

  • White on #2F3E55 · 10.8:1

Tints and shades of #2F3E55

Same hue and chroma in OKLCH, lighter to darker.

  1. #EFF6FF
  2. #C4D7F4
  3. #A6B8D4
  4. #889AB5
  5. #6C7D97
  6. #51617A
  7. #2F3E55
  8. #1F2D43
  9. #09162A

Colors that go with #2F3E55

Six harmony rules built from this color. Open any in the Studio.

Color blindness check

About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Simulated with the Machado (2009) model.

Typical
Deuteranopia

No green cones — the most common form. No two swatches become hard to tell apart here.

Export

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:root {
  --charcoal-blue-1: #2F3E55; /* Charcoal Blue */
}

Palettes, gradients and meshes with #2F3E55

Items using this color or one perceptually close to it, closest first.

Palettes (50)

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Gradients (5)

Mesh gradients (4)