Recognised as Colour

#2A5667

#2A5667
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#2A5667 is a cyan with RGB values 42, 86, 103 and HSL 197°, 42%, 28%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#2A5667

RGBrgb(42, 86, 103)

RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.3373, 0.4039

RGB percentages16.5%, 33.7%, 40.4%

HSLhsl(196.7, 42.1%, 28.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(196.7, 59.2%, 40.4%)

CMYK59.2%, 16.5%, 0%, 59.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,774,631

CSS custom property--colour: #2A5667;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08127WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness78 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8:1

Contrast with white8:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4E4E4E

Inverted#D5A998

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4D5468no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#444E67no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.5 from the original

Tritanopia#005B5Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.63:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 11.3 Dim grey · ΔE 20.1 Slate grey · ΔE 20.4 Light slate grey · ΔE 23.2 Teal · ΔE 24.4 Gray · ΔE 26

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 11.28, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#673B2A

Analogous#2A675A, #2A3767

Triadic#672A56, #56672A

Split complementary#672A37, #675A2A

Tetradic#5A2A67, #673B2A, #38672A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#8DBDD0

Lighter +30%#68A9C2

Lighter +20%#4892AF

Lighter +10%#39748B

Darker −10%#1B3843

Darker −20%#0C1A1F

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#185E79

Less saturated −25%#3C4E55

Channel breakdown

R42

G86

B103

Red42 (16.5%)

Green86 (33.7%)

Blue103 (40.4%)

Hue196.72°

Saturation (HSL)42.07%

Lightness28.43%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2A · G 56 · B 67

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Colour harmonies

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