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Recognised as Colour

#29274C

  • #29274C
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#29274C is a blue with RGB values 41, 39, 76 and HSL 243°, 32%, 23%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#29274C#29274C
HEX#29274C
RGBrgb(41, 39, 76)
RGB (0–1)0.1608, 0.1529, 0.298
RGB percentages16.1%, 15.3%, 29.8%
HSLhsl(243.2, 32.2%, 22.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(243.2, 48.7%, 29.8%)
CMYK46.1%, 48.7%, 0%, 70.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,697,036
CSS custom property--colour: #29274C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02444WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness45.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.1:1
Contrast with white14.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2A2A2A
Inverted#D6D8B3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#192C4Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#182A4Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.1 from the original
Tritanopia#1F2E35no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text14.1:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.49:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 27.4Black · ΔE 31.1Dark slate grey · ΔE 33.2Midnight blue · ΔE 33.5Dim grey · ΔE 37Steel blue · ΔE 39.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 27.39, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4A4C27
Analogous#27384C, #3B274C
Triadic#4C2927, #274C29
Split complementary#4C3B27, #384C27
Tetradic#4C2738, #4A4C27, #274C3C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8481BE
Lighter +30%#635FAD
Lighter +20%#4D4A8F
Lighter +10%#3B386E
Darker −10%#17162A
Darker −20%#050409
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#1C195A
Less saturated −25%#36353E

Channel breakdown

R41
G39
B76
Red41 (16.1%)
Green39 (15.3%)
Blue76 (29.8%)
Hue243.24°
Saturation (HSL)32.17%
Lightness22.55%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 29 · G 27 · B 4C

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