Colour

#282A30

#282A30
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Black

#282A30 is a blue with RGB values 40, 42, 48 and HSL 225°, 9%, 17%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#282A30#282A30

HEX#282A30

RGBrgb(40, 42, 48)

RGB (0–1)0.1569, 0.1647, 0.1882

RGB percentages15.7%, 16.5%, 18.8%

HSLhsl(225, 9.1%, 17.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(225, 16.7%, 18.8%)

CMYK16.7%, 12.5%, 0%, 81.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,632,240

CSS custom property--colour: #282A30;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0232WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness42.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.34:1

Contrast with white14.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2A2A2A

Inverted#D7D5CF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#282A30no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original

Deuteranopia#282A30no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original

Tritanopia#262B2Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text14.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.46:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 17.6 Dark slate grey · ΔE 18.8 Dim grey · ΔE 27.7 Slate grey · ΔE 36.4 Gray · ΔE 36.7 Light slate grey · ΔE 39.5

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 17.61, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#302E28

Analogous#282E30, #2A2830

Triadic#30282A, #2A3028

Split complementary#302A28, #2E3028

Tetradic#30282E, #302E28, #28302A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#888D9C

Lighter +30%#6E7383

Lighter +20%#565B68

Lighter +10%#3F424C

Darker −10%#111214

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#1D253B

Less saturated −25%#2C2C2C

Channel breakdown

R40

G42

B48

Red40 (15.7%)

Green42 (16.5%)

Blue48 (18.8%)

Hue225°

Saturation (HSL)9.09%

Lightness17.25%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 28 · G 2A · B 30

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