Colour

#292F36

#292F36
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#292F36 is a blue with RGB values 41, 47, 54 and HSL 212°, 14%, 19%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#292F36#292F36

HEX#292F36

RGBrgb(41, 47, 54)

RGB (0–1)0.1608, 0.1843, 0.2118

RGB percentages16.1%, 18.4%, 21.2%

HSLhsl(212.3, 13.7%, 18.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(212.3, 24.1%, 21.2%)

CMYK24.1%, 13%, 0%, 78.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,699,062

CSS custom property--colour: #292F36;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02771WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness46.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.51:1

Contrast with white13.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2E2E2E

Inverted#D6D0C9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2D2F36no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#2B2E36no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original

Tritanopia#263131no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text13.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.55:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 16.5 Black · ΔE 19.8 Dim grey · ΔE 25.9 Slate grey · ΔE 34.2 Gray · ΔE 34.9 Light slate grey · ΔE 37.3

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 16.48, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#363029

Analogous#293636, #292936

Triadic#36292F, #2F3629

Split complementary#362929, #363629

Tetradic#362936, #363029, #293629

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#8794A4

Lighter +30%#6B7B8D

Lighter +20%#556170

Lighter +10%#3F4853

Darker −10%#131619

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#1D2E42

Less saturated −25%#303030

Channel breakdown

R41

G47

B54

Red41 (16.1%)

Green47 (18.4%)

Blue54 (21.2%)

Hue212.31°

Saturation (HSL)13.68%

Lightness18.63%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 29 · G 2F · B 36

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