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Recognised as Colour

#2929CD

  • #2929CD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#2929CD is a blue with RGB values 41, 41, 205 and HSL 240°, 67%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#2929CD#2929CD
HEX#2929CD
RGBrgb(41, 41, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.1608, 0.1608, 0.8039
RGB percentages16.1%, 16.1%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(240, 66.7%, 48.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 80%, 80.4%)
CMYK80%, 80%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,697,677
CSS custom property--colour: #2929CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06465WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness79.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.16:1
Contrast with white9.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#353535
Inverted#D6D632

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0050D2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#003FCAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.8 from the original
Tritanopia#005D7Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 88.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.16:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.29:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 16.2Blue violet · ΔE 20.2Dark blue · ΔE 21.3Dark violet · ΔE 25.9Navy · ΔE 25.9Dark orchid · ΔE 27.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 16.24, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CDCD29
Analogous#297BCD, #7B29CD
Triadic#CD2929, #29CD29
Split complementary#CD7B29, #7BCD29
Tetradic#CD297B, #CDCD29, #29CD7B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CDCDF5
Lighter +30%#A3A3ED
Lighter +20%#7878E4
Lighter +10%#4E4EDC
Darker −10%#2020A3
Darker −20%#181878
Darker −30%#0F0F4E
Darker −40%#070723
More saturated +25%#0A0AEC
Less saturated −25%#4848AE

Channel breakdown

R41
G41
B205
Red41 (16.1%)
Green41 (16.1%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)66.67%
Lightness48.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 29 · G 29 · B CD

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