Colour

#2A3754

#2A3754
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#2A3754 is a blue with RGB values 42, 55, 84 and HSL 221°, 33%, 25%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#2A3754#2A3754

HEX#2A3754

RGBrgb(42, 55, 84)

RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.2157, 0.3294

RGB percentages16.5%, 21.6%, 32.9%

HSLhsl(221.4, 33.3%, 24.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(221.4, 50%, 32.9%)

CMYK50%, 34.5%, 0%, 67.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,766,676

CSS custom property--colour: #2A3754;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03865WCAG 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 11.84:1

Contrast with white11.84:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#363636

Inverted#D5C8AB

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2C3955no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#283653no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.6 from the original

Tritanopia#1A3D41no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text11.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.77:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 23.3 Dim grey · ΔE 28.9 Black · ΔE 30.4 Slate grey · ΔE 31.4 Dark slateblue · ΔE 32.8 Steel blue · ΔE 32.9

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 23.33, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#54472A

Analogous#2A4C54, #322A54

Triadic#542A37, #37542A

Split complementary#54322A, #4C542A

Tetradic#542A4C, #54472A, #2A5432

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#879AC3

Lighter +30%#657DB2

Lighter +20%#4C6498

Lighter +10%#3B4D76

Darker −10%#192132

Darker −20%#080A10

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#1A3164

Less saturated −25%#3A3D44

Channel breakdown

R42

G55

B84

Red42 (16.5%)

Green55 (21.6%)

Blue84 (32.9%)

Hue221.43°

Saturation (HSL)33.33%

Lightness24.71%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2A · G 37 · B 54

Keep nerding

Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.

#2A3754

Colour values

Brightness & contrast

Colour vision & accessibility

Named colours

Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

Keep nerding

Harmonies

Lighter and darker

Similar named colours

Nerdulate something else