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Colour

#2A2E35

  • #2A2E35
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#2A2E35 is a blue with RGB values 42, 46, 53 and HSL 218°, 12%, 19%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#2A2E35#2A2E35
HEX#2A2E35
RGBrgb(42, 46, 53)
RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.1804, 0.2078
RGB percentages16.5%, 18%, 20.8%
HSLhsl(218.2, 11.6%, 18.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(218.2, 20.8%, 20.8%)
CMYK20.8%, 13.2%, 0%, 79.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,764,341
CSS custom property--colour: #2A2E35;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02703WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness45.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.63:1
Contrast with white13.63:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2E2E2E
Inverted#D5D1CA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2C2E35no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#2B2D35no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original
Tritanopia#272F30no 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 text13.63:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.54:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 17.2Black · ΔE 19.5Dim grey · ΔE 26.1Slate grey · ΔE 34.5Gray · ΔE 35.1Light slate grey · ΔE 37.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 17.21, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#35312A
Analogous#2A3335, #2C2A35
Triadic#352A2E, #2E352A
Split complementary#352C2A, #34352A
Tetradic#352A33, #35312A, #2A352C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8992A2
Lighter +30%#6E788A
Lighter +20%#575F6E
Lighter +10%#414751
Darker −10%#131519
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#1E2B41
Less saturated −25%#303030

Channel breakdown

R42
G46
B53
Red42 (16.5%)
Green46 (18%)
Blue53 (20.8%)
Hue218.18°
Saturation (HSL)11.58%
Lightness18.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2A · G 2E · B 35

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