Colour

#292A48

#292A48
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Black

#292A48 is a blue with RGB values 41, 42, 72 and HSL 238°, 27%, 22%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#292A48#292A48

HEX#292A48

RGBrgb(41, 42, 72)

RGB (0–1)0.1608, 0.1647, 0.2824

RGB percentages16.1%, 16.5%, 28.2%

HSLhsl(238.1, 27.4%, 22.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(238.1, 43.1%, 28.2%)

CMYK43.1%, 41.7%, 0%, 71.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,697,800

CSS custom property--colour: #292A48;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02595WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness46.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.82:1

Contrast with white13.82:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2C2C2C

Inverted#D6D5B7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#202E49no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#1E2C47no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original

Tritanopia#203035no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text13.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.52:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 27.6 Dark slate grey · ΔE 28.3 Dark slateblue · ΔE 31.7 Dim grey · ΔE 33.3 Slate grey · ΔE 37 Midnight blue · ΔE 38.6

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 27.62, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#484729

Analogous#293A48, #372948

Triadic#48292A, #2A4829

Split complementary#483729, #394829

Tetradic#48293A, #484729, #294837

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#8486B9

Lighter +30%#6466A6

Lighter +20%#4E5089

Lighter +10%#3C3D68

Darker −10%#161728

Darker −20%#040407

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#1B1D56

Less saturated −25%#37373A

Channel breakdown

R41

G42

B72

Red41 (16.1%)

Green42 (16.5%)

Blue72 (28.2%)

Hue238.06°

Saturation (HSL)27.43%

Lightness22.16%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 29 · G 2A · B 48

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