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Recognised as Colour

#293C94

  • #293C94
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#293C94 is a blue with RGB values 41, 60, 148 and HSL 229°, 57%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#293C94#293C94
HEX#293C94
RGBrgb(41, 60, 148)
RGB (0–1)0.1608, 0.2353, 0.5804
RGB percentages16.1%, 23.5%, 58%
HSLhsl(229.3, 56.6%, 37.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(229.3, 72.3%, 58%)
CMYK72.3%, 59.5%, 0%, 42%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,702,484
CSS custom property--colour: #293C94;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05841WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness71.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.69:1
Contrast with white9.69:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3E3E3E
Inverted#D6C36B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004997no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#004092no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.1 from the original
Tritanopia#005262no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.69:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.17:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 9Midnight blue · ΔE 15.3Rebecca purple · ΔE 19.6Slate blue · ΔE 21.5Royal blue · ΔE 23.9Medium purple · ΔE 29
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 9.02, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#948129
Analogous#297194, #4C2994
Triadic#94293C, #3C9429
Split complementary#944C29, #729429
Tetradic#942971, #948129, #29944C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A3AFE6
Lighter +30%#7B8CDB
Lighter +20%#546ACF
Lighter +10%#344CBC
Darker −10%#1E2C6C
Darker −20%#131C44
Darker −30%#080B1C
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#112DAC
Less saturated −25%#414B7C

Channel breakdown

R41
G60
B148
Red41 (16.1%)
Green60 (23.5%)
Blue148 (58%)
Hue229.35°
Saturation (HSL)56.61%
Lightness37.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 29 · G 3C · B 94

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