Colour

#2A2937

#2A2937
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Black

#2A2937 is a blue with RGB values 42, 41, 55 and HSL 244°, 15%, 19%. 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

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HEX#2A2937

RGBrgb(42, 41, 55)

RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.1608, 0.2157

RGB percentages16.5%, 16.1%, 21.6%

HSLhsl(244.3, 14.6%, 18.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(244.3, 25.5%, 21.6%)

CMYK23.6%, 25.5%, 0%, 78.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,763,063

CSS custom property--colour: #2A2937;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02354WCAG 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 14.28:1

Contrast with white14.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2A2A2A

Inverted#D5D6C8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#262B38no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#252A37no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original

Tritanopia#272B2Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text14.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.47:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 19.8 Dark slate grey · ΔE 21.8 Dim grey · ΔE 28.9 Slate grey · ΔE 36.2 Gray · ΔE 37.6 Light slate grey · ΔE 39.3

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 19.81, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#363729

Analogous#292F37, #312937

Triadic#372A29, #29372A

Split complementary#373129, #2F3729

Tetradic#37292F, #363729, #293731

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#8987A5

Lighter +30%#6D6A8F

Lighter +20%#575571

Lighter +10%#403F54

Darker −10%#14131A

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#201D43

Less saturated −25%#303030

Channel breakdown

R42

G41

B55

Red42 (16.5%)

Green41 (16.1%)

Blue55 (21.6%)

Hue244.29°

Saturation (HSL)14.58%

Lightness18.82%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2A · G 29 · B 37

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