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Recognised as Colour

#2A3846

  • #2A3846
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#2A3846 is a blue with RGB values 42, 56, 70 and HSL 210°, 25%, 22%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#2A3846#2A3846
HEX#2A3846
RGBrgb(42, 56, 70)
RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.2196, 0.2745
RGB percentages16.5%, 22%, 27.5%
HSLhsl(210, 25%, 22%)
HSV / HSBhsv(210, 40%, 27.5%)
CMYK40%, 20%, 0%, 72.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,766,918
CSS custom property--colour: #2A3846;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03763WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness54.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.98:1
Contrast with white11.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#363636
Inverted#D5C7B9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#333847no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#2F3546no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original
Tritanopia#213B3Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.98:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.75:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 14.8Dim grey · ΔE 24Black · ΔE 25.2Slate grey · ΔE 30Gray · ΔE 32.5Light slate grey · ΔE 33.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 14.77, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#46382A
Analogous#2A4646, #2A2A46
Triadic#462A38, #38462A
Split complementary#462A2A, #46462A
Tetradic#462A46, #46382A, #2A462A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#869EB6
Lighter +30%#6685A3
Lighter +20%#506B86
Lighter +10%#3D5266
Darker −10%#171E26
Darker −20%#040506
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#1C3854
Less saturated −25%#383838

Channel breakdown

R42
G56
B70
Red42 (16.5%)
Green56 (22%)
Blue70 (27.5%)
Hue210°
Saturation (HSL)25%
Lightness21.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2A · G 38 · B 46

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