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Recognised as Colour

#293A83

  • #293A83
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#293A83 is a blue with RGB values 41, 58, 131 and HSL 229°, 52%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#293A83#293A83
HEX#293A83
RGBrgb(41, 58, 131)
RGB (0–1)0.1608, 0.2275, 0.5137
RGB percentages16.1%, 22.7%, 51.4%
HSLhsl(228.7, 52.3%, 33.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(228.7, 68.7%, 51.4%)
CMYK68.7%, 55.7%, 0%, 48.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,701,955
CSS custom property--colour: #293A83;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05136WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness66.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.36:1
Contrast with white10.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3C3C3C
Inverted#D6C57C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#054486no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#003C82no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.2 from the original
Tritanopia#004B58no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.36:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.03:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 8.2Midnight blue · ΔE 18.2Rebecca purple · ΔE 25Slate blue · ΔE 29Royal blue · ΔE 31.1Medium purple · ΔE 33.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 8.18, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#837229
Analogous#296783, #452983
Triadic#83293A, #3A8329
Split complementary#834529, #678329
Tetradic#832967, #837229, #298345

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#99A6DF
Lighter +30%#7284D3
Lighter +20%#4B63C7
Lighter +10%#354BAA
Darker −10%#1D295C
Darker −20%#111835
Darker −30%#05060E
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#132D98
Less saturated −25%#3E476D

Channel breakdown

R41
G58
B131
Red41 (16.1%)
Green58 (22.7%)
Blue131 (51.4%)
Hue228.67°
Saturation (HSL)52.33%
Lightness33.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 29 · G 3A · B 83

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