Colour

#2A3855

#2A3855
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#2A3855 is a blue with RGB values 42, 56, 85 and HSL 220°, 34%, 25%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#2A3855

RGBrgb(42, 56, 85)

RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.2196, 0.3333

RGB percentages16.5%, 22%, 33.3%

HSLhsl(220.5, 33.9%, 24.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(220.5, 50.6%, 33.3%)

CMYK50.6%, 34.1%, 0%, 66.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,766,933

CSS custom property--colour: #2A3855;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03976WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness56.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.7:1

Contrast with white11.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#373737

Inverted#D5C7AA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2D3A56no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#293654no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original

Tritanopia#193E42no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text11.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.8:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 23 Dim grey · ΔE 28.6 Black · ΔE 30.7 Slate grey · ΔE 31 Steel blue · ΔE 32.5 Dark slateblue · ΔE 32.9

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 23.03, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#55472A

Analogous#2A4D55, #322A55

Triadic#552A38, #38552A

Split complementary#55322A, #4E552A

Tetradic#552A4D, #55472A, #2A5532

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#879BC4

Lighter +30%#657EB3

Lighter +20%#4C6599

Lighter +10%#3B4E77

Darker −10%#192233

Darker −20%#080B11

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#1A3265

Less saturated −25%#3A3E45

Channel breakdown

R42

G56

B85

Red42 (16.5%)

Green56 (22%)

Blue85 (33.3%)

Hue220.47°

Saturation (HSL)33.86%

Lightness24.9%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2A · G 38 · B 55

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