#2E415A
Charcoal · dark cool blue
About #2E415A
With the hex code #2E415A, this is a dark blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 18% red, 25% green and 35% blue, while a printer would mix 49% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black. It reads as a cool colour.
If you had to name it, it is similar to Charcoal — a ΔE of 10.0 — followed by Prussian Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #5A472E, a coffee shade.
In design, a dark colour like this works best for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 10.40:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (10.40:1).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #2E415A?
With the hex code #2E415A, this is a dark blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 18% red, 25% green and 35% blue, while a printer would mix 49% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black. It reads as a cool colour.
›What text colour should I use on #2E415A?
Use white text. White on #2E415A has a contrast ratio of 10.40:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #2E415A?
Its complementary colour is #5A472E, and analogous partners are #2E575A and #312E5A.