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Recognised as Colour

#2A346D

  • #2A346D
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#2A346D is a blue with RGB values 42, 52, 109 and HSL 231°, 44%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#2A346D#2A346D
HEX#2A346D
RGBrgb(42, 52, 109)
RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.2039, 0.4275
RGB percentages16.5%, 20.4%, 42.7%
HSLhsl(231, 44.4%, 29.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231, 61.5%, 42.7%)
CMYK61.5%, 52.3%, 0%, 57.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,765,933
CSS custom property--colour: #2A346D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04052WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness58.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.6:1
Contrast with white11.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#363636
Inverted#D5CB92

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#173C6Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#0B366Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00414Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.6:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.81:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 15.2Midnight blue · ΔE 23.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 32Steel blue · ΔE 34.4Slate blue · ΔE 38Royal blue · ΔE 40.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 15.16, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6D632A
Analogous#2A566D, #422A6D
Triadic#6D2A34, #346D2A
Split complementary#6D422A, #566D2A
Tetradic#6D2A56, #6D632A, #2A6D41

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8F99D4
Lighter +30%#6A78C6
Lighter +20%#4657B7
Lighter +10%#384692
Darker −10%#1C2248
Darker −20%#0E1123
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#172780
Less saturated −25%#3D415A

Channel breakdown

R42
G52
B109
Red42 (16.5%)
Green52 (20.4%)
Blue109 (42.7%)
Hue231.04°
Saturation (HSL)44.37%
Lightness29.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2A · G 34 · B 6D

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