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Recognised as Colour

#292D40

  • #292D40
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#292D40 is a blue with RGB values 41, 45, 64 and HSL 230°, 22%, 21%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#292D40#292D40
HEX#292D40
RGBrgb(41, 45, 64)
RGB (0–1)0.1608, 0.1765, 0.251
RGB percentages16.1%, 17.6%, 25.1%
HSLhsl(229.6, 21.9%, 20.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(229.6, 35.9%, 25.1%)
CMYK35.9%, 29.7%, 0%, 74.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,698,560
CSS custom property--colour: #292D40;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02718WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness46.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.6:1
Contrast with white13.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2E2E2E
Inverted#D6D2BF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#272F41no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#262D40no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original
Tritanopia#233134no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13.6:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.54:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 21.6Black · ΔE 23Dim grey · ΔE 28.7Slate grey · ΔE 34.5Gray · ΔE 37.1Light slate grey · ΔE 37.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 21.64, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#403C29
Analogous#293840, #312940
Triadic#40292D, #2D4029
Split complementary#403129, #384029
Tetradic#402938, #403C29, #294031

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#848CB1
Lighter +30%#656F9D
Lighter +20%#51597E
Lighter +10%#3D435F
Darker −10%#151721
Darker −20%#010102
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#1C244D
Less saturated −25%#353535

Channel breakdown

R41
G45
B64
Red41 (16.1%)
Green45 (17.6%)
Blue64 (25.1%)
Hue229.57°
Saturation (HSL)21.9%
Lightness20.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 29 · G 2D · B 40

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