Colour

#2A2E37

#2A2E37
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#2A2E37 is a blue with RGB values 42, 46, 55 and HSL 222°, 13%, 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

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HEX#2A2E37

RGBrgb(42, 46, 55)

RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.1804, 0.2157

RGB percentages16.5%, 18%, 21.6%

HSLhsl(221.5, 13.4%, 19%)

HSV / HSBhsv(221.5, 23.6%, 21.6%)

CMYK23.6%, 16.4%, 0%, 78.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,764,343

CSS custom property--colour: #2A2E37;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02722WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness46 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.6:1

Contrast with white13.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2E2E2E

Inverted#D5D1C8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2B2F37no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#2A2D37no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original

Tritanopia#273031no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text13.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.54:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 17.7 Black · ΔE 19.9 Dim grey · ΔE 26.3 Slate grey · ΔE 34.3 Gray · ΔE 35.3 Light slate grey · ΔE 37.4

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 17.69, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#37332A

Analogous#2A3537, #2D2A37

Triadic#372A2E, #2E372A

Split complementary#372D2A, #35372A

Tetradic#372A35, #37332A, #2A372D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#8891A5

Lighter +30%#6C778E

Lighter +20%#565E71

Lighter +10%#404654

Darker −10%#14161A

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#1E2943

Less saturated −25%#313131

Channel breakdown

R42

G46

B55

Red42 (16.5%)

Green46 (18%)

Blue55 (21.6%)

Hue221.54°

Saturation (HSL)13.4%

Lightness19.02%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2A · G 2E · B 37

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