Colour

#2A3055

#2A3055
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#2A3055 is a blue with RGB values 42, 48, 85 and HSL 232°, 34%, 25%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#2A3055

RGBrgb(42, 48, 85)

RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.1882, 0.3333

RGB percentages16.5%, 18.8%, 33.3%

HSLhsl(231.6, 33.9%, 24.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(231.6, 50.6%, 33.3%)

CMYK50.6%, 43.5%, 0%, 66.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,764,885

CSS custom property--colour: #2A3055;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03262WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness52 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.71:1

Contrast with white12.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#313131

Inverted#D5CFAA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#223456no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#1E3154no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.3 from the original

Tritanopia#1A383Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text12.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.65:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 27.2 Dark slate grey · ΔE 30.2 Black · ΔE 32.7 Dim grey · ΔE 34.2 Steel blue · ΔE 35.1 Midnight blue · ΔE 35.1

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 27.2, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#554F2A

Analogous#2A4655, #392A55

Triadic#552A30, #30552A

Split complementary#55392A, #46552A

Tetradic#552A46, #554F2A, #2A5539

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#8790C4

Lighter +30%#6570B3

Lighter +20%#4C5799

Lighter +10%#3B4377

Darker −10%#191D33

Darker −20%#080911

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#1A2565

Less saturated −25%#3A3B45

Channel breakdown

R42

G48

B85

Red42 (16.5%)

Green48 (18.8%)

Blue85 (33.3%)

Hue231.63°

Saturation (HSL)33.86%

Lightness24.9%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2A · G 30 · B 55

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