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Colour

#293B6D

  • #293B6D
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#293B6D is a blue with RGB values 41, 59, 109 and HSL 224°, 45%, 29%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#293B6D#293B6D
HEX#293B6D
RGBrgb(41, 59, 109)
RGB (0–1)0.1608, 0.2314, 0.4275
RGB percentages16.1%, 23.1%, 42.7%
HSLhsl(224.1, 45.3%, 29.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(224.1, 62.4%, 42.7%)
CMYK62.4%, 45.9%, 0%, 57.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,702,189
CSS custom property--colour: #293B6D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04703WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness62.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.82:1
Contrast with white10.82:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3B3B3B
Inverted#D6C492

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#25416Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#1B3A6Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Tritanopia#00464Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.82:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.94:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 20.1Steel blue · ΔE 30Midnight blue · ΔE 30.2Dark slate grey · ΔE 35.4Slate grey · ΔE 36.1Rebecca purple · ΔE 37.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 20.12, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6D5B29
Analogous#295D6D, #39296D
Triadic#6D293B, #3B6D29
Split complementary#6D3929, #5D6D29
Tetradic#6D295D, #6D5B29, #296D39

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8EA0D4
Lighter +30%#6981C6
Lighter +20%#4563B7
Lighter +10%#374F92
Darker −10%#1B2748
Darker −20%#0D1323
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#163280
Less saturated −25%#3C445A

Channel breakdown

R41
G59
B109
Red41 (16.1%)
Green59 (23.1%)
Blue109 (42.7%)
Hue224.12°
Saturation (HSL)45.33%
Lightness29.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 29 · G 3B · B 6D

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