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Recognised as Colour

#2928CC

  • #2928CC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#2928CC is a blue with RGB values 41, 40, 204 and HSL 240°, 67%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#2928CC#2928CC
HEX#2928CC
RGBrgb(41, 40, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.1608, 0.1569, 0.8
RGB percentages16.1%, 15.7%, 80%
HSLhsl(240.4, 67.2%, 47.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240.4, 80.4%, 80%)
CMYK79.9%, 80.4%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,697,420
CSS custom property--colour: #2928CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06349WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness78.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.25:1
Contrast with white9.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#343434
Inverted#D6D733

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004FD0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#003FC9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.4 from the original
Tritanopia#005C7Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 88.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.25:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.27:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 16.1Blue violet · ΔE 20.2Dark blue · ΔE 21Navy · ΔE 25.7Dark violet · ΔE 25.8Dark orchid · ΔE 27.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 16.09, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CBCC28
Analogous#2879CC, #7B28CC
Triadic#CC2928, #28CC29
Split complementary#CC7B28, #79CC28
Tetradic#CC2879, #CBCC28, #28CC7B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CBCBF5
Lighter +30%#A1A1EC
Lighter +20%#7776E4
Lighter +10%#4C4BDC
Darker −10%#2020A1
Darker −20%#181777
Darker −30%#0F0F4C
Darker −40%#070721
More saturated +25%#0B0AEB
Less saturated −25%#4747AE

Channel breakdown

R41
G40
B204
Red41 (16.1%)
Green40 (15.7%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue240.37°
Saturation (HSL)67.21%
Lightness47.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 29 · G 28 · B CC

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