Recognised as Colour
#1E2AA2
- #1E2AA2
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Navy
#1E2AA2 is a blue with RGB values 30, 42, 162 and HSL 235°, 69%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Navy.
Colour values
#1E2AA2#1E2AA2
HEX#1E2AA2
RGBrgb(30, 42, 162)
RGB (0–1)0.1176, 0.1647, 0.6353
RGB percentages11.8%, 16.5%, 63.5%
HSLhsl(234.5, 68.7%, 37.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(234.5, 81.5%, 63.5%)
CMYK81.5%, 74.1%, 0%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,976,994
CSS custom property--colour: #1E2AA2;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.04541WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness65.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.01:1
Contrast with white11.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#303030
Inverted#E1D55D
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.01:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.91:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A2961E
Analogous#1E6CA2, #541EA2
Triadic#A21E2A, #2AA21E
Split complementary#A2541E, #6CA21E
Tetradic#A21E6C, #A2961E, #1EA254
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R30
G42
B162
Red30 (11.8%)
Green42 (16.5%)
Blue162 (63.5%)
Hue234.55°
Saturation (HSL)68.75%
Lightness37.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 1E · G 2A · B A2
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