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Colour

#2A2F60

  • #2A2F60
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#2A2F60 is a blue with RGB values 42, 47, 96 and HSL 234°, 39%, 27%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#2A2F60#2A2F60
HEX#2A2F60
RGBrgb(42, 47, 96)
RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.1843, 0.3765
RGB percentages16.5%, 18.4%, 37.6%
HSLhsl(234.4, 39.1%, 27.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(234.4, 56.3%, 37.6%)
CMYK56.3%, 51%, 0%, 62.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,764,640
CSS custom property--colour: #2A2F60;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0337WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness53.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.55:1
Contrast with white12.55:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#313131
Inverted#D5D09F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#193662no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#13315Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.5 from the original
Tritanopia#123A43no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.55:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.67:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 19.8Midnight blue · ΔE 27.3Steel blue · ΔE 35.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 35.8Dark slate grey · ΔE 37.7Black · ΔE 39.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 19.75, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#605B2A
Analogous#2A4A60, #402A60
Triadic#602A2F, #2F602A
Split complementary#60402A, #4A602A
Tetradic#602A4A, #605B2A, #2A6040

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8A90CC
Lighter +30%#676FBC
Lighter +20%#4952A7
Lighter +10%#3A4083
Darker −10%#1A1E3D
Darker −20%#0B0C19
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#192171
Less saturated −25%#3B3D4F

Channel breakdown

R42
G47
B96
Red42 (16.5%)
Green47 (18.4%)
Blue96 (37.6%)
Hue234.44°
Saturation (HSL)39.13%
Lightness27.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2A · G 2F · B 60

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