Colour

#29254A

#29254A
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#29254A is a blue with RGB values 41, 37, 74 and HSL 246°, 33%, 22%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#29254A

RGBrgb(41, 37, 74)

RGB (0–1)0.1608, 0.1451, 0.2902

RGB percentages16.1%, 14.5%, 29%

HSLhsl(246.5, 33.3%, 21.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(246.5, 50%, 29%)

CMYK44.6%, 50%, 0%, 71%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,696,522

CSS custom property--colour: #29254A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02289WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness43.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.41:1

Contrast with white14.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#292929

Inverted#D6DAB5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#172B4Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#172949no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.2 from the original

Tritanopia#202C33no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text14.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.46:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 27.5 Black · ΔE 30.8 Midnight blue · ΔE 33.2 Dark slate grey · ΔE 33.9 Dim grey · ΔE 37.7 Steel blue · ΔE 40.5

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 27.52, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#464A25

Analogous#25344A, #3B254A

Triadic#4A2925, #254A29

Split complementary#4A3B25, #344A25

Tetradic#4A2534, #464A25, #254A3B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#847DBE

Lighter +30%#645BAD

Lighter +20%#4F478E

Lighter +10%#3C366C

Darker −10%#161428

Darker −20%#030306

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#1E1758

Less saturated −25%#34333C

Channel breakdown

R41

G37

B74

Red41 (16.1%)

Green37 (14.5%)

Blue74 (29%)

Hue246.49°

Saturation (HSL)33.33%

Lightness21.76%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 29 · G 25 · B 4A

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