Colour

#282C35

#282C35
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#282C35 is a blue with RGB values 40, 44, 53 and HSL 222°, 14%, 18%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#282C35#282C35

HEX#282C35

RGBrgb(40, 44, 53)

RGB (0–1)0.1569, 0.1725, 0.2078

RGB percentages15.7%, 17.3%, 20.8%

HSLhsl(221.5, 14%, 18.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(221.5, 24.5%, 20.8%)

CMYK24.5%, 17%, 0%, 79.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,632,757

CSS custom property--colour: #282C35;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0251WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness44 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.98:1

Contrast with white13.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2C2C2C

Inverted#D7D3CA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#292D35no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#282B35no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original

Tritanopia#252E2Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text13.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.5:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 18.4 Black · ΔE 19.1 Dim grey · ΔE 27.2 Slate grey · ΔE 35.2 Gray · ΔE 36.2 Light slate grey · ΔE 38.4

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 18.37, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#353128

Analogous#283335, #2B2835

Triadic#35282C, #2C3528

Split complementary#352B28, #333528

Tetradic#352833, #353128, #28352B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#868FA3

Lighter +30%#6A748C

Lighter +20%#545C6F

Lighter +10%#3E4452

Darker −10%#121418

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#1C2841

Less saturated −25%#2F2F2F

Channel breakdown

R40

G44

B53

Red40 (15.7%)

Green44 (17.3%)

Blue53 (20.8%)

Hue221.54°

Saturation (HSL)13.98%

Lightness18.24%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 28 · G 2C · B 35

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