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Recognised as Colour

#29257C

  • #29257C
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Midnight blue

#29257C is a blue with RGB values 41, 37, 124 and HSL 243°, 54%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#29257C#29257C
HEX#29257C
RGBrgb(41, 37, 124)
RGB (0–1)0.1608, 0.1451, 0.4863
RGB percentages16.1%, 14.5%, 48.6%
HSLhsl(242.8, 54%, 31.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(242.8, 70.2%, 48.6%)
CMYK66.9%, 70.2%, 0%, 51.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,696,572
CSS custom property--colour: #29257C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0325WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness55.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.73:1
Contrast with white12.73:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2C2C2C
Inverted#D6DA83

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#00367Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#002F7Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12 from the original
Tritanopia#003C4Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.73:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.65:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 5.4Dark slateblue · ΔE 12.6Rebecca purple · ΔE 17.3Indigo · ΔE 21.8Navy · ΔE 24.7Slate blue · ΔE 26.5
Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 5.38, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#787C25
Analogous#254C7C, #55257C
Triadic#7C2925, #257C29
Split complementary#7C5525, #4C7C25
Tetradic#7C254C, #787C25, #257C55

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#938FDE
Lighter +30%#6D68D2
Lighter +20%#4741C6
Lighter +10%#3631A3
Darker −10%#1C1955
Darker −20%#0F0E2D
Darker −30%#020206
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#171190
Less saturated −25%#3B3968

Channel breakdown

R41
G37
B124
Red41 (16.1%)
Green37 (14.5%)
Blue124 (48.6%)
Hue242.76°
Saturation (HSL)54.04%
Lightness31.57%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 29 · G 25 · B 7C

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