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Recognised as Colour

#2A345D

  • #2A345D
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#2A345D is a blue with RGB values 42, 52, 93 and HSL 228°, 38%, 26%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#2A345D#2A345D
HEX#2A345D
RGBrgb(42, 52, 93)
RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.2039, 0.3647
RGB percentages16.5%, 20.4%, 36.5%
HSLhsl(228.2, 37.8%, 26.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(228.2, 54.8%, 36.5%)
CMYK54.8%, 44.1%, 0%, 63.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,765,917
CSS custom property--colour: #2A345D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03739WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness55.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.02:1
Contrast with white12.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#353535
Inverted#D5CBA2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#24395Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#1E345Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original
Tritanopia#143D44no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.02:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.75:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 24.9Dark slate grey · ΔE 31.5Steel blue · ΔE 33Midnight blue · ΔE 33.6Dim grey · ΔE 34.9Slate grey · ΔE 35.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 24.87, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5D532A
Analogous#2A4D5D, #392A5D
Triadic#5D2A34, #345D2A
Split complementary#5D3A2A, #4D5D2A
Tetradic#5D2A4E, #5D532A, #2A5D3A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8996CA
Lighter +30%#6677BA
Lighter +20%#4A5BA3
Lighter +10%#3A4880
Darker −10%#1A203A
Darker −20%#0A0D17
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#192A6E
Less saturated −25%#3B3E4C

Channel breakdown

R42
G52
B93
Red42 (16.5%)
Green52 (20.4%)
Blue93 (36.5%)
Hue228.24°
Saturation (HSL)37.78%
Lightness26.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2A · G 34 · B 5D

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