Recognised as Colour

#1E2A48

#1E2A48
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Black

#1E2A48 is a blue with RGB values 30, 42, 72 and HSL 223°, 41%, 20%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#1E2A48#1E2A48

HEX#1E2A48

RGBrgb(30, 42, 72)

RGB (0–1)0.1176, 0.1647, 0.2824

RGB percentages11.8%, 16.5%, 28.2%

HSLhsl(222.9, 41.2%, 20%)

HSV / HSBhsv(222.9, 58.3%, 28.2%)

CMYK58.3%, 41.7%, 0%, 71.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer1,976,904

CSS custom property--colour: #1E2A48;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.024WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness43.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.19:1

Contrast with white14.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2A2A2A

Inverted#E1D5B7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#1E2D49no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#192947no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original

Tritanopia#0A3035no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text14.19:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.48:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 27.3 Dark slate grey · ΔE 27.4 Dark slateblue · ΔE 33 Dim grey · ΔE 34.1 Slate grey · ΔE 37.4 Steel blue · ΔE 38.1

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 27.27, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#483C1E

Analogous#1E3F48, #271E48

Triadic#481E2A, #2A481E

Split complementary#48271E, #3F481E

Tetradic#481E3F, #483C1E, #1E4827

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#6F87C3

Lighter +30%#4B69B4

Lighter +20%#3C5490

Lighter +10%#2D3F6C

Darker −10%#0F1524

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#112555

Less saturated −25%#2B2F3B

Channel breakdown

R30

G42

B72

Red30 (11.8%)

Green42 (16.5%)

Blue72 (28.2%)

Hue222.86°

Saturation (HSL)41.18%

Lightness20%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 1E · G 2A · B 48

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