Colour

#1E2A42

#1E2A42
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Black

#1E2A42 is a blue with RGB values 30, 42, 66 and HSL 220°, 38%, 19%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#1E2A42#1E2A42

HEX#1E2A42

RGBrgb(30, 42, 66)

RGB (0–1)0.1176, 0.1647, 0.2588

RGB percentages11.8%, 16.5%, 25.9%

HSLhsl(220, 37.5%, 18.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(220, 54.5%, 25.9%)

CMYK54.5%, 36.4%, 0%, 74.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer1,976,898

CSS custom property--colour: #1E2A42;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02325WCAG 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 14.33:1

Contrast with white14.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#292929

Inverted#E1D5BD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#212C43no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#1D2941no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.5 from the original

Tritanopia#0F2F33no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text14.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.47:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 24.1 Dark slate grey · ΔE 24.1 Dim grey · ΔE 32.2 Slate grey · ΔE 36.6 Dark slateblue · ΔE 37 Steel blue · ΔE 39.2

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 24.12, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#42361E

Analogous#1E3C42, #241E42

Triadic#421E2A, #2A421E

Split complementary#42241E, #3C421E

Tetradic#421E3C, #42361E, #1E4224

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#6F89BD

Lighter +30%#4E6DAB

Lighter +20%#3E5788

Lighter +10%#2E4065

Darker −10%#0E141F

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#12264E

Less saturated −25%#2A2E36

Channel breakdown

R30

G42

B66

Red30 (11.8%)

Green42 (16.5%)

Blue66 (25.9%)

Hue220°

Saturation (HSL)37.5%

Lightness18.82%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 1E · G 2A · B 42

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