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Recognised as Colour

#2A2E52

  • #2A2E52
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#2A2E52 is a blue with RGB values 42, 46, 82 and HSL 234°, 32%, 24%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#2A2E52#2A2E52
HEX#2A2E52
RGBrgb(42, 46, 82)
RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.1804, 0.3216
RGB percentages16.5%, 18%, 32.2%
HSLhsl(234, 32.3%, 24.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(234, 48.8%, 32.2%)
CMYK48.8%, 43.9%, 0%, 67.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,764,370
CSS custom property--colour: #2A2E52;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03055WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness50.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.03:1
Contrast with white13.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#303030
Inverted#D5D1AD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#213353no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#1E2F51no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.4 from the original
Tritanopia#1C353Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13.03:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.61:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 27.8Dark slate grey · ΔE 30.3Black · ΔE 31.7Dim grey · ΔE 34.3Midnight blue · ΔE 35.4Steel blue · ΔE 36.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 27.79, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#524E2A
Analogous#2A4252, #3A2A52
Triadic#522A2E, #2E522A
Split complementary#523A2A, #42522A
Tetradic#522A42, #524E2A, #2A523A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#878DC1
Lighter +30%#656CB0
Lighter +20%#4D5495
Lighter +10%#3B4174
Darker −10%#191B30
Darker −20%#07080F
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#1A2262
Less saturated −25%#3A3A43

Channel breakdown

R42
G46
B82
Red42 (16.5%)
Green46 (18%)
Blue82 (32.2%)
Hue234°
Saturation (HSL)32.26%
Lightness24.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2A · G 2E · B 52

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