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Colour

#30429E

  • #30429E
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#30429E is a blue with RGB values 48, 66, 158 and HSL 230°, 53%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#30429E#30429E
HEX#30429E
RGBrgb(48, 66, 158)
RGB (0–1)0.1882, 0.2588, 0.6196
RGB percentages18.8%, 25.9%, 62%
HSLhsl(230.2, 53.4%, 40.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(230.2, 69.6%, 62%)
CMYK69.6%, 58.2%, 0%, 38%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,162,782
CSS custom property--colour: #30429E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06993WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness78 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.75:1
Contrast with white8.75:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#454545
Inverted#CFBD61

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0050A1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#00469Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.8 from the original
Tritanopia#005969no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.75:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.4:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 10.3Midnight blue · ΔE 17.6Slate blue · ΔE 18.5Rebecca purple · ΔE 18.9Royal blue · ΔE 20.7Medium purple · ΔE 26.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 10.27, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9E8C30
Analogous#30799E, #55309E
Triadic#9E3042, #429E30
Split complementary#9E5530, #799E30
Tetradic#9E3079, #9E8C30, #309E55

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B2BBE8
Lighter +30%#8B98DC
Lighter +20%#6476D0
Lighter +10%#3D53C4
Darker −10%#243277
Darker −20%#182150
Darker −30%#0C1129
Darker −40%#000102
More saturated +25%#1631B8
Less saturated −25%#4A5384

Channel breakdown

R48
G66
B158
Red48 (18.8%)
Green66 (25.9%)
Blue158 (62%)
Hue230.18°
Saturation (HSL)53.4%
Lightness40.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 30 · G 42 · B 9E

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