Recognised as Colour
#291BAD
- #291BAD
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark blue
#291BAD is a blue with RGB values 41, 27, 173 and HSL 246°, 73%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.
Colour values
#291BAD#291BAD
HEX#291BAD
RGBrgb(41, 27, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.1608, 0.1059, 0.6784
RGB percentages16.1%, 10.6%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(245.8, 73%, 39.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(245.8, 84.4%, 67.8%)
CMYK76.3%, 84.4%, 0%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,694,061
CSS custom property--colour: #291BAD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.04272WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness65.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.32:1
Contrast with white11.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#292929
Inverted#D6E452
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.32:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.85:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9FAD1B
Analogous#1B56AD, #721BAD
Triadic#AD291B, #1BAD29
Split complementary#AD721B, #56AD1B
Tetradic#AD1B56, #9FAD1B, #1BAD72
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R41
G27
B173
Red41 (16.1%)
Green27 (10.6%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue245.75°
Saturation (HSL)73%
Lightness39.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 29 · G 1B · B AD
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