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Recognised as Colour

#293BAB

  • #293BAB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate blue

#293BAB is a blue with RGB values 41, 59, 171 and HSL 232°, 61%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate blue.

Colour values

#293BAB#293BAB
HEX#293BAB
RGBrgb(41, 59, 171)
RGB (0–1)0.1608, 0.2314, 0.6706
RGB percentages16.1%, 23.1%, 67.1%
HSLhsl(231.7, 61.3%, 41.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231.7, 76%, 67.1%)
CMYK76%, 65.5%, 0%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,702,251
CSS custom property--colour: #293BAB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0654WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness76.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.1:1
Contrast with white9.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3F3F3F
Inverted#D6C454

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004FAFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#0042A9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.4 from the original
Tritanopia#00596Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 65.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.1:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.31:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 15.4Rebecca purple · ΔE 17.7Royal blue · ΔE 18.8Midnight blue · ΔE 19.3Dark slateblue · ΔE 21Indigo · ΔE 22.7
Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 15.4, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AB9929
Analogous#297CAB, #5829AB
Triadic#AB293B, #3BAB29
Split complementary#AB5829, #7CAB29
Tetradic#AB297C, #AB9929, #29AB58

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B3BBED
Lighter +30%#8A96E3
Lighter +20%#6172D9
Lighter +10%#384DCF
Darker −10%#1F2D82
Darker −20%#151F59
Darker −30%#0B1030
Darker −40%#020206
More saturated +25%#0F28C5
Less saturated −25%#434E91

Channel breakdown

R41
G59
B171
Red41 (16.1%)
Green59 (23.1%)
Blue171 (67.1%)
Hue231.69°
Saturation (HSL)61.32%
Lightness41.57%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 29 · G 3B · B AB

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