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Recognised as Colour

#1E242D

  • #1E242D
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#1E242D is a blue with RGB values 30, 36, 45 and HSL 216°, 20%, 15%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 15.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#1E242D#1E242D
HEX#1E242D
RGBrgb(30, 36, 45)
RGB (0–1)0.1176, 0.1412, 0.1765
RGB percentages11.8%, 14.1%, 17.6%
HSLhsl(216, 20%, 14.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(216, 33.3%, 17.6%)
CMYK33.3%, 20%, 0%, 82.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,975,341
CSS custom property--colour: #1E242D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01727WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness35.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.61:1
Contrast with white15.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#232323
Inverted#E1DBD2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#21242Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#1F232Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original
Tritanopia#1A2627no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text15.61:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.35:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 15.6Dark slate grey · ΔE 21.1Dim grey · ΔE 31.2Slate grey · ΔE 39.1Gray · ΔE 40.2Light slate grey · ΔE 42.2
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 15.56, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2D271E
Analogous#1E2C2D, #1F1E2D
Triadic#2D1E24, #242D1E
Split complementary#2D201E, #2C2D1E
Tetradic#2D1E2C, #2D271E, #1E2D20

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#7487A3
Lighter +30%#5B6D89
Lighter +20%#47556A
Lighter +10%#323C4C
Darker −10%#0A0C0E
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#152236
Less saturated −25%#262626

Channel breakdown

R30
G36
B45
Red30 (11.8%)
Green36 (14.1%)
Blue45 (17.6%)
Hue216°
Saturation (HSL)20%
Lightness14.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 1E · G 24 · B 2D

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