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Recognised as Colour

#2A325E

  • #2A325E
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#2A325E is a blue with RGB values 42, 50, 94 and HSL 231°, 38%, 27%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#2A325E#2A325E
HEX#2A325E
RGBrgb(42, 50, 94)
RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.1961, 0.3686
RGB percentages16.5%, 19.6%, 36.9%
HSLhsl(230.8, 38.2%, 26.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(230.8, 55.3%, 36.9%)
CMYK55.3%, 46.8%, 0%, 63.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,765,406
CSS custom property--colour: #2A325E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03582WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness54.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.24:1
Contrast with white12.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#333333
Inverted#D5CDA1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#203760no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#1A335Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original
Tritanopia#133B43no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.24:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.72:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 22.9Midnight blue · ΔE 31.2Dark slate grey · ΔE 33.9Steel blue · ΔE 34Dim grey · ΔE 36.9Black · ΔE 36.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 22.87, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5E562A
Analogous#2A4C5E, #3C2A5E
Triadic#5E2A32, #325E2A
Split complementary#5E3C2A, #4C5E2A
Tetradic#5E2A4C, #5E562A, #2A5E3C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8A94CB
Lighter +30%#6673BB
Lighter +20%#4A58A5
Lighter +10%#3A4581
Darker −10%#1A1F3B
Darker −20%#0B0D18
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#19266F
Less saturated −25%#3B3E4D

Channel breakdown

R42
G50
B94
Red42 (16.5%)
Green50 (19.6%)
Blue94 (36.9%)
Hue230.77°
Saturation (HSL)38.24%
Lightness26.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2A · G 32 · B 5E

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