Colour

#293A45

#293A45
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#293A45 is a blue with RGB values 41, 58, 69 and HSL 204°, 25%, 22%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#293A45

RGBrgb(41, 58, 69)

RGB (0–1)0.1608, 0.2275, 0.2706

RGB percentages16.1%, 22.7%, 27.1%

HSLhsl(203.6, 25.5%, 21.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(203.6, 40.6%, 27.1%)

CMYK40.6%, 15.9%, 0%, 72.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,701,893

CSS custom property--colour: #293A45;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03927WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness55 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.76:1

Contrast with white11.76:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#373737

Inverted#D6C5BA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#353A46no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#313645no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.6 from the original

Tritanopia#1F3D3Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text11.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.79:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 12.5 Dim grey · ΔE 23.1 Black · ΔE 25.3 Slate grey · ΔE 29.5 Gray · ΔE 31.7 Light slate grey · ΔE 32.6

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 12.45, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#453429

Analogous#294542, #292C45

Triadic#45293A, #3A4529

Split complementary#45292C, #454229

Tetradic#422945, #453429, #2C4529

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#84A2B6

Lighter +30%#648AA3

Lighter +20%#4F7085

Lighter +10%#3C5565

Darker −10%#161F25

Darker −20%#030405

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#1B3D53

Less saturated −25%#373737

Channel breakdown

R41

G58

B69

Red41 (16.1%)

Green58 (22.7%)

Blue69 (27.1%)

Hue203.57°

Saturation (HSL)25.45%

Lightness21.57%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 29 · G 3A · B 45

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