Colour

#29314B

#29314B
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#29314B is a blue with RGB values 41, 49, 75 and HSL 226°, 29%, 23%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#29314B

RGBrgb(41, 49, 75)

RGB (0–1)0.1608, 0.1922, 0.2941

RGB percentages16.1%, 19.2%, 29.4%

HSLhsl(225.9, 29.3%, 22.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(225.9, 45.3%, 29.4%)

CMYK45.3%, 34.7%, 0%, 70.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,699,595

CSS custom property--colour: #29314B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03176WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness50.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.84:1

Contrast with white12.84:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#313131

Inverted#D6CEB4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#28334Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#25314Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original

Tritanopia#1E363Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text12.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.64:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 23.5 Black · ΔE 27.3 Dim grey · ΔE 29.6 Slate grey · ΔE 33.4 Dark slateblue · ΔE 34.5 Steel blue · ΔE 36.1

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 23.52, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4B4329

Analogous#29424B, #32294B

Triadic#4B2931, #314B29

Split complementary#4B3229, #424B29

Tetradic#4B2942, #4B4329, #294B32

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#8491BC

Lighter +30%#6374AA

Lighter +20%#4D5C8D

Lighter +10%#3B476C

Darker −10%#171B2A

Darker −20%#050609

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#1B295A

Less saturated −25%#38393D

Channel breakdown

R41

G49

B75

Red41 (16.1%)

Green49 (19.2%)

Blue75 (29.4%)

Hue225.88°

Saturation (HSL)29.31%

Lightness22.75%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 29 · G 31 · B 4B

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Colour values

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