Recognised as Colour

#29273E

#29273E
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Black

#29273E is a blue with RGB values 41, 39, 62 and HSL 245°, 23%, 20%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#29273E#29273E

HEX#29273E

RGBrgb(41, 39, 62)

RGB (0–1)0.1608, 0.1529, 0.2431

RGB percentages16.1%, 15.3%, 24.3%

HSLhsl(245.2, 22.8%, 19.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(245.2, 37.1%, 24.3%)

CMYK33.9%, 37.1%, 0%, 75.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,697,022

CSS custom property--colour: #29273E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0227WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness42.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.44:1

Contrast with white14.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#292929

Inverted#D6D8C1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#212A3Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#20293Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.9 from the original

Tritanopia#242B2Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text14.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.45:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 23.3 Dark slate grey · ΔE 26.1 Dim grey · ΔE 31.9 Dark slateblue · ΔE 36.3 Slate grey · ΔE 37.4 Gray · ΔE 40.1

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 23.29, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3C3E27

Analogous#27303E, #35273E

Triadic#3E2927, #273E29

Split complementary#3E3527, #303E27

Tetradic#3E2730, #3C3E27, #273E35

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#8581B0

Lighter +30%#67629C

Lighter +20%#524E7D

Lighter +10%#3E3B5D

Darker −10%#14131F

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#1F1A4B

Less saturated −25%#333333

Channel breakdown

R41

G39

B62

Red41 (16.1%)

Green39 (15.3%)

Blue62 (24.3%)

Hue245.22°

Saturation (HSL)22.77%

Lightness19.8%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 29 · G 27 · B 3E

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