Colour

#293C58

#293C58
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#293C58 is a blue with RGB values 41, 60, 88 and HSL 216°, 36%, 25%. 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

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HEX#293C58

RGBrgb(41, 60, 88)

RGB (0–1)0.1608, 0.2353, 0.3451

RGB percentages16.1%, 23.5%, 34.5%

HSLhsl(215.7, 36.4%, 25.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(215.7, 53.4%, 34.5%)

CMYK53.4%, 31.8%, 0%, 65.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,702,424

CSS custom property--colour: #293C58;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04408WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness59.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.16:1

Contrast with white11.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3A3A3A

Inverted#D6C3A7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#313E59no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#2C3957no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original

Tritanopia#144246no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text11.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.88:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 21.2 Dim grey · ΔE 27.3 Slate grey · ΔE 29.4 Steel blue · ΔE 30.9 Black · ΔE 31.5 Light slate grey · ΔE 32.2

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 21.22, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#584529

Analogous#295458, #2D2958

Triadic#58293C, #3C5829

Split complementary#582E29, #535829

Tetradic#582954, #584529, #29582D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#86A0C7

Lighter +30%#6385B7

Lighter +20%#496B9E

Lighter +10%#39547B

Darker −10%#192435

Darker −20%#090D12

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#193968

Less saturated −25%#393F48

Channel breakdown

R41

G60

B88

Red41 (16.1%)

Green60 (23.5%)

Blue88 (34.5%)

Hue215.74°

Saturation (HSL)36.43%

Lightness25.29%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 29 · G 3C · B 58

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