Colour

#292A40

#292A40
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Black

#292A40 is a blue with RGB values 41, 42, 64 and HSL 237°, 22%, 21%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

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HEX#292A40

RGBrgb(41, 42, 64)

RGB (0–1)0.1608, 0.1647, 0.251

RGB percentages16.1%, 16.5%, 25.1%

HSLhsl(237.4, 21.9%, 20.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(237.4, 35.9%, 25.1%)

CMYK35.9%, 34.4%, 0%, 74.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,697,792

CSS custom property--colour: #292A40;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02498WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness44.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14:1

Contrast with white14:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2B2B2B

Inverted#D6D5BF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#242D41no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#222B3Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original

Tritanopia#232E32no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

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

Contrast with black, large text1.5:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 23.5 Dark slate grey · ΔE 24.3 Dim grey · ΔE 30.6 Slate grey · ΔE 36 Dark slateblue · ΔE 36.9 Gray · ΔE 38.8

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 23.49, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#403F29

Analogous#293540, #342940

Triadic#40292A, #2A4029

Split complementary#403429, #354029

Tetradic#402935, #403F29, #294034

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#8486B1

Lighter +30%#65689D

Lighter +20%#51537E

Lighter +10%#3D3E5F

Darker −10%#151621

Darker −20%#010102

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#1C1E4D

Less saturated −25%#353535

Channel breakdown

R41

G42

B64

Red41 (16.1%)

Green42 (16.5%)

Blue64 (25.1%)

Hue237.39°

Saturation (HSL)21.9%

Lightness20.59%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 29 · G 2A · B 40

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