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Recognised as Colour

#1C294F

  • #1C294F
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#1C294F is a blue with RGB values 28, 41, 79 and HSL 225°, 48%, 21%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#1C294F#1C294F
HEX#1C294F
RGBrgb(28, 41, 79)
RGB (0–1)0.1098, 0.1608, 0.3098
RGB percentages11%, 16.1%, 31%
HSLhsl(224.7, 47.7%, 21%)
HSV / HSBhsv(224.7, 64.6%, 31%)
CMYK64.6%, 48.1%, 0%, 69%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,845,583
CSS custom property--colour: #1C294F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02397WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness44 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.19:1
Contrast with white14.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#292929
Inverted#E3D6B0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#182D50no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#11294Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Tritanopia#003138no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text14.19:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.48:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 28.1Black · ΔE 31.6Dark slate grey · ΔE 32.2Midnight blue · ΔE 34.1Dim grey · ΔE 37.7Steel blue · ΔE 37.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 28.12, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4F421C
Analogous#1C424F, #291C4F
Triadic#4F1C29, #294F1C
Split complementary#4F291C, #424F1C
Tetradic#4F1C42, #4F421C, #1C4F29

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#6C84CB
Lighter +30%#4665BE
Lighter +20%#37509A
Lighter +10%#293D75
Darker −10%#0F1529
Darker −20%#010204
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0F225C
Less saturated −25%#293042

Channel breakdown

R28
G41
B79
Red28 (11%)
Green41 (16.1%)
Blue79 (31%)
Hue224.71°
Saturation (HSL)47.66%
Lightness20.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 1C · G 29 · B 4F

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