Colour

#2A2D34

#2A2D34
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#2A2D34 is a blue with RGB values 42, 45, 52 and HSL 222°, 11%, 18%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#2A2D34

RGBrgb(42, 45, 52)

RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.1765, 0.2039

RGB percentages16.5%, 17.6%, 20.4%

HSLhsl(222, 10.6%, 18.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(222, 19.2%, 20.4%)

CMYK19.2%, 13.5%, 0%, 79.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,764,084

CSS custom property--colour: #2A2D34;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02617WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness45 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.79:1

Contrast with white13.79:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2D2D2D

Inverted#D5D2CB

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2B2D34no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#2A2D34no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original

Tritanopia#282E2Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text13.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.52:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 17.8 Black · ΔE 19.1 Dim grey · ΔE 26.4 Slate grey · ΔE 35 Gray · ΔE 35.5 Light slate grey · ΔE 38.1

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 17.76, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#34312A

Analogous#2A3234, #2C2A34

Triadic#342A2D, #2D342A

Split complementary#342C2A, #32342A

Tetradic#342A32, #34312A, #2A342C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#8A90A0

Lighter +30%#6E7689

Lighter +20%#585E6C

Lighter +10%#414550

Darker −10%#131518

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#1E2840

Less saturated −25%#2F2F2F

Channel breakdown

R42

G45

B52

Red42 (16.5%)

Green45 (17.6%)

Blue52 (20.4%)

Hue222°

Saturation (HSL)10.64%

Lightness18.43%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2A · G 2D · B 34

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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