Colour

#292A49

#292A49
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Black

#292A49 is a blue with RGB values 41, 42, 73 and HSL 238°, 28%, 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

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HEX#292A49

RGBrgb(41, 42, 73)

RGB (0–1)0.1608, 0.1647, 0.2863

RGB percentages16.1%, 16.5%, 28.6%

HSLhsl(238.1, 28.1%, 22.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(238.1, 43.8%, 28.6%)

CMYK43.8%, 42.5%, 0%, 71.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,697,801

CSS custom property--colour: #292A49;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02608WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness46.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.8:1

Contrast with white13.8:1WCAG normal text: AAA

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

Greyscale equivalent#2C2C2C

Inverted#D6D5B6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#202E4Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#1E2C48no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original

Tritanopia#203036no 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 text13.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

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

Named colours

Black · ΔE 28.2 Dark slate grey · ΔE 28.8 Dark slateblue · ΔE 31.1 Dim grey · ΔE 33.6 Slate grey · ΔE 37.2 Midnight blue · ΔE 38

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 28.17, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#494829

Analogous#293A49, #382949

Triadic#49292A, #2A4929

Split complementary#493829, #3A4929

Tetradic#49293A, #494829, #294938

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#8486BA

Lighter +30%#6366A8

Lighter +20%#4E508A

Lighter +10%#3B3D6A

Darker −10%#171728

Darker −20%#040408

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#1B1D57

Less saturated −25%#37373B

Channel breakdown

R41

G42

B73

Red41 (16.1%)

Green42 (16.5%)

Blue73 (28.6%)

Hue238.13°

Saturation (HSL)28.07%

Lightness22.35%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 29 · G 2A · B 49

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