Colour

#2A2F45

#2A2F45
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#2A2F45 is a blue with RGB values 42, 47, 69 and HSL 229°, 24%, 22%. 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 slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#2A2F45

RGBrgb(42, 47, 69)

RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.1843, 0.2706

RGB percentages16.5%, 18.4%, 27.1%

HSLhsl(228.9, 24.3%, 21.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(228.9, 39.1%, 27.1%)

CMYK39.1%, 31.9%, 0%, 72.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,764,613

CSS custom property--colour: #2A2F45;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02955WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness48.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.2:1

Contrast with white13.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#303030

Inverted#D5D0BA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#283146no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#262F44no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original

Tritanopia#223337no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text13.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.59:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 22.3 Black · ΔE 24.9 Dim grey · ΔE 28.8 Slate grey · ΔE 33.8 Light slate grey · ΔE 36.8 Dark slateblue · ΔE 36.9

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 22.34, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#45402A

Analogous#2A3C45, #332A45

Triadic#452A2F, #2F452A

Split complementary#45332A, #3C452A

Tetradic#452A3D, #45402A, #2A4533

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#868FB5

Lighter +30%#6671A2

Lighter +20%#515A84

Lighter +10%#3D4565

Darker −10%#171925

Darker −20%#030406

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#1C2653

Less saturated −25%#383838

Channel breakdown

R42

G47

B69

Red42 (16.5%)

Green47 (18.4%)

Blue69 (27.1%)

Hue228.89°

Saturation (HSL)24.32%

Lightness21.76%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2A · G 2F · B 45

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