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Recognised as Colour

#291C86

  • #291C86
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Midnight blue

#291C86 is a blue with RGB values 41, 28, 134 and HSL 247°, 65%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#291C86#291C86
HEX#291C86
RGBrgb(41, 28, 134)
RGB (0–1)0.1608, 0.1098, 0.5255
RGB percentages16.1%, 11%, 52.5%
HSLhsl(247.4, 65.4%, 31.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(247.4, 79.1%, 52.5%)
CMYK69.4%, 79.1%, 0%, 47.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,694,278
CSS custom property--colour: #291C86;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03023WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness54.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.09:1
Contrast with white13.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#262626
Inverted#D6E379

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#003589no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#002C84no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.7 from the original
Tritanopia#003B50no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13.09:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.6:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 11.1Indigo · ΔE 12.9Navy · ΔE 13.7Rebecca purple · ΔE 16.3Dark blue · ΔE 17.4Dark slateblue · ΔE 22.3
Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 11.06, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#79861C
Analogous#1C4486, #5E1C86
Triadic#86291C, #1C8629
Split complementary#865E1C, #44861C
Tetradic#861C44, #79861C, #1C865E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9388E6
Lighter +30%#6D5EDD
Lighter +20%#4734D4
Lighter +10%#3625B0
Darker −10%#1C135C
Darker −20%#0F0A32
Darker −30%#020207
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#1A089A
Less saturated −25%#383072

Channel breakdown

R41
G28
B134
Red41 (16.1%)
Green28 (11%)
Blue134 (52.5%)
Hue247.36°
Saturation (HSL)65.43%
Lightness31.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 29 · G 1C · B 86

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