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Recognised as Colour

#2A2F35

  • #2A2F35
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#2A2F35 is a blue with RGB values 42, 47, 53 and HSL 213°, 12%, 19%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#2A2F35#2A2F35
HEX#2A2F35
RGBrgb(42, 47, 53)
RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.1843, 0.2078
RGB percentages16.5%, 18.4%, 20.8%
HSLhsl(212.7, 11.6%, 18.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(212.7, 20.8%, 20.8%)
CMYK20.8%, 11.3%, 0%, 79.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,764,597
CSS custom property--colour: #2A2F35;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02782WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness46.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.49:1
Contrast with white13.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2E2E2E
Inverted#D5D0CA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2D2F35no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#2C2E35no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original
Tritanopia#273031no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13.49:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.56:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 16.5Black · ΔE 19.7Dim grey · ΔE 25.7Slate grey · ΔE 34.3Gray · ΔE 34.7Light slate grey · ΔE 37.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 16.47, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#35302A
Analogous#2A3535, #2B2A35
Triadic#352A2F, #2F352A
Split complementary#352B2A, #35352A
Tetradic#352A35, #35302A, #2A352B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8994A2
Lighter +30%#6E7B8A
Lighter +20%#57616E
Lighter +10%#414851
Darker −10%#131619
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#1E2E41
Less saturated −25%#303030

Channel breakdown

R42
G47
B53
Red42 (16.5%)
Green47 (18.4%)
Blue53 (20.8%)
Hue212.73°
Saturation (HSL)11.58%
Lightness18.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2A · G 2F · B 35

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