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#2F374F

Prussian Blue · dark cool blue

About #2F374F

#2F374F is a dark, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 18% red, 22% green and 31% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 41% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Prussian Blue (ΔE 10.8), with Charcoal the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #4F472F (umber), its complementary partner.

Because it is dark, it is most useful for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 11.80:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (11.80:1).

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Red47
Green55
Blue79

Closest named colours

Prussian Blue
#003153 · ΔE 10.8
Charcoal
#36454F · ΔE 11.5
Gunmetal
#2A3439 · ΔE 13.1

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #2F374F

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on prussian blue #2F374F.
11.80:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on prussian blue #2F374F.
1.78:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #2F374F appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#2F374F
Protanopia (no red cones)
#2F3950
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#2C364E
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#253C3F

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #2F374F?

#2F374F is a dark, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 18% red, 22% green and 31% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 41% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #2F374F?

Use white text. White on #2F374F has a contrast ratio of 11.80:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #2F374F?

Its complementary colour is #4F472F, and analogous partners are #2F474F and #372F4F.