Recognised as Colour

#30374E

#30374E
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#30374E is a blue with RGB values 48, 55, 78 and HSL 226°, 24%, 25%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#30374E

RGBrgb(48, 55, 78)

RGB (0–1)0.1882, 0.2157, 0.3059

RGB percentages18.8%, 21.6%, 30.6%

HSLhsl(226, 23.8%, 24.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(226, 38.5%, 30.6%)

CMYK38.5%, 29.5%, 0%, 69.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,159,886

CSS custom property--colour: #30374E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03911WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness56.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.78:1

Contrast with white11.78:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#373737

Inverted#CFC8B1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#30394Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#2D374Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original

Tritanopia#273C3Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text11.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.78:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 20.6 Dim grey · ΔE 26.1 Black · ΔE 28 Slate grey · ΔE 30.3 Light slate grey · ΔE 33.3 Gray · ΔE 33.9

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 20.61, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4E4730

Analogous#30464E, #38304E

Triadic#4E3037, #374E30

Split complementary#4E3830, #464E30

Tetradic#4E3046, #4E4730, #304E38

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#909ABA

Lighter +30%#707DA7

Lighter +20%#57648D

Lighter +10%#434D6E

Darker −10%#1D212E

Darker −20%#090A0F

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#202F5E

Less saturated −25%#3F3F3F

Channel breakdown

R48

G55

B78

Red48 (18.8%)

Green55 (21.6%)

Blue78 (30.6%)

Hue226°

Saturation (HSL)23.81%

Lightness24.71%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 30 · G 37 · B 4E

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