Colour

#2A426C

#2A426C
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#2A426C is a blue with RGB values 42, 66, 108 and HSL 218°, 44%, 29%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#2A426C

RGBrgb(42, 66, 108)

RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.2588, 0.4235

RGB percentages16.5%, 25.9%, 42.4%

HSLhsl(218.2, 44%, 29.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(218.2, 61.1%, 42.4%)

CMYK61.1%, 38.9%, 0%, 57.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,769,516

CSS custom property--colour: #2A426C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05471WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness66.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.03:1

Contrast with white10.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#404040

Inverted#D5BD93

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#31456Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#283F6Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original

Tritanopia#004B52no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text10.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.09:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 26 Steel blue · ΔE 26.5 Dark slate grey · ΔE 28.9 Slate grey · ΔE 30.7 Dim grey · ΔE 32.2 Light slate grey · ΔE 33

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 26.03, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6C542A

Analogous#2A636C, #332A6C

Triadic#6C2A42, #426C2A

Split complementary#6C332A, #636C2A

Tetradic#6C2A63, #6C542A, #2A6C33

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#8FA8D3

Lighter +30%#6A8BC5

Lighter +20%#476FB5

Lighter +10%#385891

Darker −10%#1C2C47

Darker −20%#0D1523

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#173D7F

Less saturated −25%#3D4759

Channel breakdown

R42

G66

B108

Red42 (16.5%)

Green66 (25.9%)

Blue108 (42.4%)

Hue218.18°

Saturation (HSL)44%

Lightness29.41%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2A · G 42 · B 6C

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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