Colour

#2A273E

#2A273E
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Black

#2A273E is a blue with RGB values 42, 39, 62 and HSL 248°, 23%, 20%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

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HEX#2A273E

RGBrgb(42, 39, 62)

RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.1529, 0.2431

RGB percentages16.5%, 15.3%, 24.3%

HSLhsl(247.8, 22.8%, 19.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(247.8, 37.1%, 24.3%)

CMYK32.3%, 37.1%, 0%, 75.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,762,558

CSS custom property--colour: #2A273E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02291WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness43.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.4:1

Contrast with white14.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA

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

Greyscale equivalent#292929

Inverted#D5D8C1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#212A3Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5 from the original

Deuteranopia#21293Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.9 from the original

Tritanopia#252B2Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text14.4:1WCAG large text: AAA

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

Named colours

Black · ΔE 23.4 Dark slate grey · ΔE 26.3 Dim grey · ΔE 31.8 Dark slateblue · ΔE 36.2 Slate grey · ΔE 37.4 Gray · ΔE 40

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 23.38, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3B3E27

Analogous#27303E, #36273E

Triadic#3E2A27, #273E2A

Split complementary#3E3627, #303E27

Tetradic#3E272F, #3B3E27, #273E36

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#8781B0

Lighter +30%#6A629C

Lighter +20%#544E7D

Lighter +10%#3F3B5D

Darker −10%#15131F

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#211A4B

Less saturated −25%#333333

Channel breakdown

R42

G39

B62

Red42 (16.5%)

Green39 (15.3%)

Blue62 (24.3%)

Hue247.83°

Saturation (HSL)22.77%

Lightness19.8%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2A · G 27 · B 3E

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