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Recognised as Colour

#293B5D

  • #293B5D
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#293B5D is a blue with RGB values 41, 59, 93 and HSL 219°, 39%, 26%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#293B5D#293B5D
HEX#293B5D
RGBrgb(41, 59, 93)
RGB (0–1)0.1608, 0.2314, 0.3647
RGB percentages16.1%, 23.1%, 36.5%
HSLhsl(219.2, 38.8%, 26.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.2, 55.9%, 36.5%)
CMYK55.9%, 36.6%, 0%, 63.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,702,173
CSS custom property--colour: #293B5D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0439WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness59.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.18:1
Contrast with white11.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3A3A3A
Inverted#D6C4A2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2E3E5Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original
Deuteranopia#28395Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original
Tritanopia#0F4247no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.18:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.88:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 25.2Dim grey · ΔE 30Dark slateblue · ΔE 30.2Steel blue · ΔE 30.3Slate grey · ΔE 31Light slate grey · ΔE 33.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 25.22, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5D4B29
Analogous#29555D, #31295D
Triadic#5D293B, #3B5D29
Split complementary#5D3129, #555D29
Tetradic#5D2955, #5D4B29, #295D31

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#889FCA
Lighter +30%#6482BB
Lighter +20%#4868A4
Lighter +10%#395180
Darker −10%#19253A
Darker −20%#0A0E16
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#18366E
Less saturated −25%#3A404C

Channel breakdown

R41
G59
B93
Red41 (16.1%)
Green59 (23.1%)
Blue93 (36.5%)
Hue219.23°
Saturation (HSL)38.81%
Lightness26.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 29 · G 3B · B 5D

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