Colour

#2D2C45

#2D2C45
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#2D2C45 is a blue with RGB values 45, 44, 69 and HSL 242°, 22%, 22%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#2D2C45#2D2C45

HEX#2D2C45

RGBrgb(45, 44, 69)

RGB (0–1)0.1765, 0.1725, 0.2706

RGB percentages17.6%, 17.3%, 27.1%

HSLhsl(242.4, 22.1%, 22.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(242.4, 36.2%, 27.1%)

CMYK34.8%, 36.2%, 0%, 72.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,960,453

CSS custom property--colour: #2D2C45;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02789WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness47.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.48:1

Contrast with white13.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2E2E2E

Inverted#D2D3BA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#252F46no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#242E44no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original

Tritanopia#273135no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text13.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.56:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 25.5 Black · ΔE 25.7 Dim grey · ΔE 30.5 Dark slateblue · ΔE 34.5 Slate grey · ΔE 35.3 Light slate grey · ΔE 38.2

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 25.47, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#44452C

Analogous#2C3845, #3A2C45

Triadic#452D2C, #2C452D

Split complementary#45392C, #38452C

Tetradic#452C38, #44452C, #2C4539

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#8B89B4

Lighter +30%#6C6AA0

Lighter +20%#565483

Lighter +10%#414064

Darker −10%#191826

Darker −20%#040407

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#201E53

Less saturated −25%#393939

Channel breakdown

R45

G44

B69

Red45 (17.6%)

Green44 (17.3%)

Blue69 (27.1%)

Hue242.4°

Saturation (HSL)22.12%

Lightness22.16%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2D · G 2C · B 45

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