Gun Powder is a medium dark medium bright shade of Blue. It belongs to the color family Dark Pastel Blue, and it has medium lightness and low saturation. Gun Powder is a cool color.
RGB space
CMYK space
The hex code for Gun Powder is #414257.
In the RGB (Red, Green, Blue) color space, which is used for digital colors, Gun Powder has 25%% Red, 26% Green, and 34% Blue.
Gun Powder has 237° Hue, 25% Saturation, and 34% Value in the HSV (Hue, Saturation, Value) color space, which is another way to represent digital colors.
Gun Powder has 237° Hue, 14% Saturation, and 30% Lightness in the HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) color space, which is a different way to express digital colors.
Gun Powder has 25% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow, and 66% black in the CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black) color space, which is used for color printing.
Color Space |
Original Units |
Percentage |
---|---|---|
Hex |
#414257 |
|
RGB |
(65, 66, 87) |
(25%, 26%, 34%) |
HSV |
(237°, 25, 34) |
(66%, 25%, 34%) |
HSL |
(237°, 14, 30) |
(66%, 14%, 30%) |
CMYK |
(25, 24, 0, 66) |
(25%, 24%, 0%, 66%) |
The natural luminance of Gun Powder is 6%, which is low.
Gun Powder has a higher contrast with white than black.
Gun Powder and black have a 2.1:1 contrast ratio, which is insufficient for readability.
Gun Powder and white have a 9.8:1 contrast ratio, which meets the AAA requirement. These colors are suitable for text.
Luminance |
Contrast to Black |
Contrast to White |
---|---|---|
6% |
insufficient (2.1) |
AAA (9.8) |
Example Black |
Example White |
Example Black |
Example White |
To mix Gun Powder paint using eight primary colors (Red, Green, Blue, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 8% Blue, 66% Black, 25% White, as shown below.
Yellow
0%
Red
0%
Green
0%
Blue
8%
Cyan
0%
Magenta
0%
Black
66%
White
25%
To mix Gun Powder paint using five primary colors (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 4% Cyan, 4% Magenta, 66% Black, 25% White, as shown below.
Cyan
4%
Magenta
4%
Yellow
0%
Black
66%
White
25%
Colors similar to Gun Powder are: Tuna, Bright Grey, Comet, Ebony Clay, and Mid Grey. Tuna is more purple and paler and darker than Gun Powder. Bright Grey is more cyan than Gun Powder. Comet is paler and lighter than Gun Powder. Ebony Clay is more cyan and brighter and darker than Gun Powder. Mid Grey is more purple and paler and lighter than Gun Powder.