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Colour

#293A9B

  • #293A9B
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#293A9B is a blue with RGB values 41, 58, 155 and HSL 231°, 58%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#293A9B#293A9B
HEX#293A9B
RGBrgb(41, 58, 155)
RGB (0–1)0.1608, 0.2275, 0.6078
RGB percentages16.1%, 22.7%, 60.8%
HSLhsl(231.1, 58.2%, 38.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231.1, 73.5%, 60.8%)
CMYK73.5%, 62.6%, 0%, 39.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,701,979
CSS custom property--colour: #293A9B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05864WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness72.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.66:1
Contrast with white9.66:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3D3D3D
Inverted#D6C564

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004A9Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14 from the original
Deuteranopia#003F99no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.5 from the original
Tritanopia#005365no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.66:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.17:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 13Midnight blue · ΔE 14.7Rebecca purple · ΔE 17.2Slate blue · ΔE 18.4Royal blue · ΔE 21.5Indigo · ΔE 25.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 13.03, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9B8A29
Analogous#29739B, #51299B
Triadic#9B293A, #3A9B29
Split complementary#9B5129, #739B29
Tetradic#9B2973, #9B8A29, #299B51

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A8B2E8
Lighter +30%#808EDD
Lighter +20%#576AD3
Lighter +10%#3449C3
Darker −10%#1E2B73
Darker −20%#141C4A
Darker −30%#090D22
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#1129B3
Less saturated −25%#424B83

Channel breakdown

R41
G58
B155
Red41 (16.1%)
Green58 (22.7%)
Blue155 (60.8%)
Hue231.05°
Saturation (HSL)58.16%
Lightness38.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 29 · G 3A · B 9B

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