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Recognised as Colour

#1E2A43

  • #1E2A43
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#1E2A43 is a blue with RGB values 30, 42, 67 and HSL 221°, 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

#1E2A43#1E2A43
HEX#1E2A43
RGBrgb(30, 42, 67)
RGB (0–1)0.1176, 0.1647, 0.2627
RGB percentages11.8%, 16.5%, 26.3%
HSLhsl(220.5, 38.1%, 19%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.5, 55.2%, 26.3%)
CMYK55.2%, 37.3%, 0%, 73.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,976,899
CSS custom property--colour: #1E2A43;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02337WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness42.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.31:1
Contrast with white14.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#292929
Inverted#E1D5BC

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#212C44no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#1C2942no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.6 from the original
Tritanopia#0E2F33no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text14.31:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.47:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 24.6Dark slate grey · ΔE 24.7Dim grey · ΔE 32.5Dark slateblue · ΔE 36.3Slate grey · ΔE 36.7Steel blue · ΔE 39
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 24.62, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#43371E
Analogous#1E3D43, #241E43
Triadic#431E2A, #2A431E
Split complementary#43241E, #3D431E
Tetradic#431E3D, #43371E, #1E4324

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#6F88BE
Lighter +30%#4D6CAD
Lighter +20%#3E5689
Lighter +10%#2E4066
Darker −10%#0E1420
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#12264F
Less saturated −25%#2A2E37

Channel breakdown

R30
G42
B67
Red30 (11.8%)
Green42 (16.5%)
Blue67 (26.3%)
Hue220.54°
Saturation (HSL)38.14%
Lightness19.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 1E · G 2A · B 43

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