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Recognised as Colour

#2A363E

  • #2A363E
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#2A363E is a blue with RGB values 42, 54, 62 and HSL 204°, 19%, 20%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#2A363E#2A363E
HEX#2A363E
RGBrgb(42, 54, 62)
RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.2118, 0.2431
RGB percentages16.5%, 21.2%, 24.3%
HSLhsl(204, 19.2%, 20.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(204, 32.3%, 24.3%)
CMYK32.3%, 12.9%, 0%, 75.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,766,398
CSS custom property--colour: #2A363E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03478WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness51.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.38:1
Contrast with white12.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#343434
Inverted#D5C9C1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#32363Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#30333Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.4 from the original
Tritanopia#243839no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.38:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.7:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 13.3Black · ΔE 23Dim grey · ΔE 23.7Slate grey · ΔE 31.2Gray · ΔE 32.5Light slate grey · ΔE 34.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 13.33, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3E322A
Analogous#2A3E3C, #2A2C3E
Triadic#3E2A36, #363E2A
Split complementary#3E2A2C, #3E3C2A
Tetradic#3C2A3E, #3E322A, #2C3E2A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#879EAD
Lighter +30%#688599
Lighter +20%#536B7B
Lighter +10%#3F505C
Darker −10%#151C20
Darker −20%#010101
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#1D394B
Less saturated −25%#343434

Channel breakdown

R42
G54
B62
Red42 (16.5%)
Green54 (21.2%)
Blue62 (24.3%)
Hue204°
Saturation (HSL)19.23%
Lightness20.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2A · G 36 · B 3E

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