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Colour

#2A4D6A

  • #2A4D6A
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#2A4D6A is a blue with RGB values 42, 77, 106 and HSL 207°, 43%, 29%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#2A4D6A#2A4D6A
HEX#2A4D6A
RGBrgb(42, 77, 106)
RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.302, 0.4157
RGB percentages16.5%, 30.2%, 41.6%
HSLhsl(207.2, 43.2%, 29%)
HSV / HSBhsv(207.2, 60.4%, 41.6%)
CMYK60.4%, 27.4%, 0%, 58.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,772,330
CSS custom property--colour: #2A4D6A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06841WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness72.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.87:1
Contrast with white8.87:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#484848
Inverted#D5B295

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#414E6Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#384769no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.4 from the original
Tritanopia#005457no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.87:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.37:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 19Slate grey · ΔE 23.7Steel blue · ΔE 24Dim grey · ΔE 24.6Light slate grey · ΔE 26.3Gray · ΔE 30.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 18.98, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6A472A
Analogous#2A6A67, #2A2D6A
Triadic#6A2A4D, #4D6A2A
Split complementary#6A2A2D, #6A672A
Tetradic#672A6A, #6A472A, #2D6A2A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8EB3D2
Lighter +30%#699BC4
Lighter +20%#4782B3
Lighter +10%#38688F
Darker −10%#1C3245
Darker −20%#0D1821
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#184F7D
Less saturated −25%#3D4B58

Channel breakdown

R42
G77
B106
Red42 (16.5%)
Green77 (30.2%)
Blue106 (41.6%)
Hue207.19°
Saturation (HSL)43.24%
Lightness29.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2A · G 4D · B 6A

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