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Colour

#29388D

  • #29388D
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#29388D is a blue with RGB values 41, 56, 141 and HSL 231°, 55%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#29388D#29388D
HEX#29388D
RGBrgb(41, 56, 141)
RGB (0–1)0.1608, 0.2196, 0.5529
RGB percentages16.1%, 22%, 55.3%
HSLhsl(231, 54.9%, 35.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231, 70.9%, 55.3%)
CMYK70.9%, 60.3%, 0%, 44.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,701,453
CSS custom property--colour: #29388D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05223WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness67.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.27:1
Contrast with white10.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3B3B3B
Inverted#D6C772

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004590no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#003C8Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.3 from the original
Tritanopia#004D5Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.27:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.04:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 8Midnight blue · ΔE 13.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 19.7Slate blue · ΔE 23.3Royal blue · ΔE 26.2Indigo · ΔE 28.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 8.04, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8D7E29
Analogous#296A8D, #4C298D
Triadic#8D2938, #388D29
Split complementary#8D4C29, #6A8D29
Tetradic#8D296A, #8D7E29, #298D4C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9FA9E3
Lighter +30%#7786D8
Lighter +20%#5063CC
Lighter +10%#3448B5
Darker −10%#1E2865
Darker −20%#12193E
Darker −30%#070916
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#1228A4
Less saturated −25%#404876

Channel breakdown

R41
G56
B141
Red41 (16.1%)
Green56 (22%)
Blue141 (55.3%)
Hue231°
Saturation (HSL)54.95%
Lightness35.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 29 · G 38 · B 8D

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