Colour

#282A3A

#282A3A
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Black

#282A3A is a blue with RGB values 40, 42, 58 and HSL 233°, 18%, 19%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#282A3A#282A3A

HEX#282A3A

RGBrgb(40, 42, 58)

RGB (0–1)0.1569, 0.1647, 0.2275

RGB percentages15.7%, 16.5%, 22.7%

HSLhsl(233.3, 18.4%, 19.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(233.3, 31%, 22.7%)

CMYK31%, 27.6%, 0%, 77.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,632,250

CSS custom property--colour: #282A3A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02413WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness43.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.17:1

Contrast with white14.17:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2B2B2B

Inverted#D7D5C5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#252C3Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#252A3Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original

Tritanopia#242D2Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text14.17:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.48:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 20.7 Dark slate grey · ΔE 21.6 Dim grey · ΔE 29.1 Slate grey · ΔE 35.8 Gray · ΔE 37.7 Light slate grey · ΔE 38.8

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 20.74, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3A3828

Analogous#28333A, #2F283A

Triadic#3A282A, #2A3A28

Split complementary#3A2F28, #333A28

Tetradic#3A2833, #3A3828, #283A2F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#8488AA

Lighter +30%#666C95

Lighter +20%#525676

Lighter +10%#3D4058

Darker −10%#13141C

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#1C2046

Less saturated −25%#313131

Channel breakdown

R40

G42

B58

Red40 (15.7%)

Green42 (16.5%)

Blue58 (22.7%)

Hue233.33°

Saturation (HSL)18.37%

Lightness19.22%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 28 · G 2A · B 3A

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Colour values

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