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Recognised as Colour

#293CC2

  • #293CC2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate blue

#293CC2 is a blue with RGB values 41, 60, 194 and HSL 233°, 65%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate blue.

Colour values

#293CC2#293CC2
HEX#293CC2
RGBrgb(41, 60, 194)
RGB (0–1)0.1608, 0.2353, 0.7608
RGB percentages16.1%, 23.5%, 76.1%
HSLhsl(232.5, 65.1%, 46.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(232.5, 78.9%, 76.1%)
CMYK78.9%, 69.1%, 0%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,702,530
CSS custom property--colour: #293CC2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07598WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness83.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.33:1
Contrast with white8.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#424242
Inverted#D6C33D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0055C6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#0047C0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00617Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 75.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.33:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.52:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 19Medium slateblue · ΔE 20Dark blue · ΔE 20.9Royal blue · ΔE 21.7Navy · ΔE 22.3Rebecca purple · ΔE 24.4
Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 18.98, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C2AF29
Analogous#2989C2, #6229C2
Triadic#C2293C, #3CC229
Split complementary#C26329, #88C229
Tetradic#C22989, #C2AF29, #29C262

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C4CAF3
Lighter +30%#9AA4EA
Lighter +20%#707EE1
Lighter +10%#4658D8
Darker −10%#202F98
Darker −20%#17226E
Darker −30%#0E1544
Darker −40%#05081A
More saturated +25%#0C26DF
Less saturated −25%#4652A5

Channel breakdown

R41
G60
B194
Red41 (16.1%)
Green60 (23.5%)
Blue194 (76.1%)
Hue232.55°
Saturation (HSL)65.11%
Lightness46.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 29 · G 3C · B C2

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