Recognised as Colour
#29178F
- #29178F
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Navy
#29178F is a blue with RGB values 41, 23, 143 and HSL 249°, 72%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Navy.
Colour values
#29178F#29178F
HEX#29178F
RGBrgb(41, 23, 143)
RGB (0–1)0.1608, 0.0902, 0.5608
RGB percentages16.1%, 9%, 56.1%
HSLhsl(249, 72.3%, 32.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(249, 83.9%, 56.1%)
CMYK71.3%, 83.9%, 0%, 43.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,693,007
CSS custom property--colour: #29178F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.03067WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness56.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.02:1
Contrast with white13.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#232323
Inverted#D6E870
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13.02:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.61:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#7D8F17
Analogous#17418F, #65178F
Triadic#8F2917, #178F29
Split complementary#8F6517, #418F17
Tetradic#8F1741, #7D8F17, #178F65
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R41
G23
B143
Red41 (16.1%)
Green23 (9%)
Blue143 (56.1%)
Hue249°
Saturation (HSL)72.29%
Lightness32.55%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 29 · G 17 · B 8F
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