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Recognised as Colour

#2A2D52

  • #2A2D52
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#2A2D52 is a blue with RGB values 42, 45, 82 and HSL 236°, 32%, 24%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#2A2D52#2A2D52
HEX#2A2D52
RGBrgb(42, 45, 82)
RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.1765, 0.3216
RGB percentages16.5%, 17.6%, 32.2%
HSLhsl(235.5, 32.3%, 24.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(235.5, 48.8%, 32.2%)
CMYK48.8%, 45.1%, 0%, 67.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,764,114
CSS custom property--colour: #2A2D52;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02978WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness49.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.16:1
Contrast with white13.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2F2F2F
Inverted#D5D2AD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1F3253no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#1C2F51no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.5 from the original
Tritanopia#1D353Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13.16:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.6:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 27.1Dark slate grey · ΔE 31.2Black · ΔE 32.1Midnight blue · ΔE 34.5Dim grey · ΔE 35.1Steel blue · ΔE 36.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 27.14, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#524F2A
Analogous#2A4152, #3B2A52
Triadic#522A2D, #2D522A
Split complementary#523B2A, #41522A
Tetradic#522A41, #524F2A, #2A523B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#878BC1
Lighter +30%#656BB0
Lighter +20%#4D5295
Lighter +10%#3B4074
Darker −10%#191A30
Darker −20%#07080F
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#1A2062
Less saturated −25%#3A3A43

Channel breakdown

R42
G45
B82
Red42 (16.5%)
Green45 (17.6%)
Blue82 (32.2%)
Hue235.5°
Saturation (HSL)32.26%
Lightness24.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2A · G 2D · B 52

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