Nerdulator> put something in

Colour

#2A2D35

  • #2A2D35
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#2A2D35 is a blue with RGB values 42, 45, 53 and HSL 224°, 12%, 19%. 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

#2A2D35#2A2D35
HEX#2A2D35
RGBrgb(42, 45, 53)
RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.1765, 0.2078
RGB percentages16.5%, 17.6%, 20.8%
HSLhsl(223.6, 11.6%, 18.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(223.6, 20.8%, 20.8%)
CMYK20.8%, 15.1%, 0%, 79.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,764,085
CSS custom property--colour: #2A2D35;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02626WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness45.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.77:1
Contrast with white13.77:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2D2D2D
Inverted#D5D2CA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2B2E35no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#2A2D35no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original
Tritanopia#272E30no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13.77:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.53:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 18Black · ΔE 19.3Dim grey · ΔE 26.5Slate grey · ΔE 34.8Gray · ΔE 35.6Light slate grey · ΔE 38
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 17.97, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#35322A
Analogous#2A3335, #2D2A35
Triadic#352A2D, #2D352A
Split complementary#352D2A, #33352A
Tetradic#352A33, #35322A, #2A352D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8990A2
Lighter +30%#6E758A
Lighter +20%#575D6E
Lighter +10%#414551
Darker −10%#131519
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#1E2841
Less saturated −25%#303030

Channel breakdown

R42
G45
B53
Red42 (16.5%)
Green45 (17.6%)
Blue53 (20.8%)
Hue223.64°
Saturation (HSL)11.58%
Lightness18.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2A · G 2D · B 35

Keep nerding

Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.

Nerdulate something else

Nothing in mind? Surprise me · today’s page

Every value on this page was computed from “2a2d35” by Nerdulator’s colour engine. Nothing here was retrieved from a database of answers or written by a model.