Colour

#1E232E

#1E232E
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Black

#1E232E is a blue with RGB values 30, 35, 46 and HSL 221°, 21%, 15%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 15.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#1E232E#1E232E

HEX#1E232E

RGBrgb(30, 35, 46)

RGB (0–1)0.1176, 0.1373, 0.1804

RGB percentages11.8%, 13.7%, 18%

HSLhsl(221.3, 21.1%, 14.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(221.3, 34.8%, 18%)

CMYK34.8%, 23.9%, 0%, 82%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer1,975,086

CSS custom property--colour: #1E232E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01675WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness35.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.73:1

Contrast with white15.73:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#232323

Inverted#E1DCD1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#20242Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#1E222Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original

Tritanopia#1A2527no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text15.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.34:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 15.9 Dark slate grey · ΔE 22.1 Dim grey · ΔE 31.8 Slate grey · ΔE 39.4 Gray · ΔE 40.7 Light slate grey · ΔE 42.5

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 15.88, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2E291E

Analogous#1E2B2E, #211E2E

Triadic#2E1E23, #232E1E

Split complementary#2E211E, #2B2E1E

Tetradic#2E1E2B, #2E291E, #1E2E21

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#7483A4

Lighter +30%#5A698B

Lighter +20%#46526C

Lighter +10%#323A4D

Darker −10%#0A0C0F

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#141F38

Less saturated −25%#262626

Channel breakdown

R30

G35

B46

Red30 (11.8%)

Green35 (13.7%)

Blue46 (18%)

Hue221.25°

Saturation (HSL)21.05%

Lightness14.9%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 1E · G 23 · B 2E

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