Colour

#29304F

#29304F
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#29304F is a blue with RGB values 41, 48, 79 and HSL 229°, 32%, 24%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#29304F#29304F

HEX#29304F

RGBrgb(41, 48, 79)

RGB (0–1)0.1608, 0.1882, 0.3098

RGB percentages16.1%, 18.8%, 31%

HSLhsl(228.9, 31.7%, 23.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(228.9, 48.1%, 31%)

CMYK48.1%, 39.2%, 0%, 69%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,699,343

CSS custom property--colour: #29304F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0315WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness50.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.88:1

Contrast with white12.88:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#313131

Inverted#D6CFB0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#253350no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original

Deuteranopia#22304Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original

Tritanopia#1C363Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text12.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.63:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 26.7 Black · ΔE 29.5 Dark slateblue · ΔE 31.2 Dim grey · ΔE 31.8 Slate grey · ΔE 34.7 Steel blue · ΔE 35.7

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 26.67, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4F4829

Analogous#29434F, #35294F

Triadic#4F2930, #304F29

Split complementary#4F3529, #434F29

Tetradic#4F2943, #4F4829, #294F35

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#858FBF

Lighter +30%#6371AE

Lighter +20%#4C5992

Lighter +10%#3A4471

Darker −10%#181C2D

Darker −20%#06070C

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#1A275E

Less saturated −25%#383940

Channel breakdown

R41

G48

B79

Red41 (16.1%)

Green48 (18.8%)

Blue79 (31%)

Hue228.95°

Saturation (HSL)31.67%

Lightness23.53%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 29 · G 30 · B 4F

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