Colour

#1E2848

#1E2848
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Black

#1E2848 is a blue with RGB values 30, 40, 72 and HSL 226°, 41%, 20%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

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HEX#1E2848

RGBrgb(30, 40, 72)

RGB (0–1)0.1176, 0.1569, 0.2824

RGB percentages11.8%, 15.7%, 28.2%

HSLhsl(225.7, 41.2%, 20%)

HSV / HSBhsv(225.7, 58.3%, 28.2%)

CMYK58.3%, 44.4%, 0%, 71.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer1,976,392

CSS custom property--colour: #1E2848;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02261WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness42.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.46:1

Contrast with white14.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#282828

Inverted#E1D7B7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#1B2B49no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#162847no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original

Tritanopia#0A2F34no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text14.46:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.45:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 28 Dark slate grey · ΔE 29.2 Dark slateblue · ΔE 31.7 Dim grey · ΔE 35.5 Midnight blue · ΔE 37.8 Slate grey · ΔE 38.6

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 27.96, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#483E1E

Analogous#1E3D48, #291E48

Triadic#481E28, #28481E

Split complementary#48291E, #3D481E

Tetradic#481E3D, #483E1E, #1E4829

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#6F83C3

Lighter +30%#4B64B4

Lighter +20%#3C5090

Lighter +10%#2D3C6C

Darker −10%#0F1424

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#112155

Less saturated −25%#2B2F3B

Channel breakdown

R30

G40

B72

Red30 (11.8%)

Green40 (15.7%)

Blue72 (28.2%)

Hue225.71°

Saturation (HSL)41.18%

Lightness20%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 1E · G 28 · B 48

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