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Recognised as Colour

#293C5F

  • #293C5F
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#293C5F is a blue with RGB values 41, 60, 95 and HSL 219°, 40%, 27%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#293C5F#293C5F
HEX#293C5F
RGBrgb(41, 60, 95)
RGB (0–1)0.1608, 0.2353, 0.3725
RGB percentages16.1%, 23.5%, 37.3%
HSLhsl(218.9, 39.7%, 26.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(218.9, 56.8%, 37.3%)
CMYK56.8%, 36.8%, 0%, 62.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,702,431
CSS custom property--colour: #293C5F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04529WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness60.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.02:1
Contrast with white11.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3A3A3A
Inverted#D6C3A0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2E3F60no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original
Deuteranopia#283A5Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original
Tritanopia#0D4449no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.02:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.91:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 25.6Dark slateblue · ΔE 29.6Steel blue · ΔE 29.7Dim grey · ΔE 30.2Slate grey · ΔE 30.8Light slate grey · ΔE 33.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 25.61, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5F4C29
Analogous#29575F, #31295F
Triadic#5F293C, #3C5F29
Split complementary#5F3129, #575F29
Tetradic#5F2957, #5F4C29, #295F31

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#88A0CC
Lighter +30%#6584BC
Lighter +20%#4869A6
Lighter +10%#385283
Darker −10%#1A253B
Darker −20%#0A0F18
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#183770
Less saturated −25%#3A414E

Channel breakdown

R41
G60
B95
Red41 (16.1%)
Green60 (23.5%)
Blue95 (37.3%)
Hue218.89°
Saturation (HSL)39.71%
Lightness26.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 29 · G 3C · B 5F

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