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Recognised as Colour

#293DBD

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

#293DBD is a blue with RGB values 41, 61, 189 and HSL 232°, 64%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate blue.

Colour values

#293DBD#293DBD
HEX#293DBD
RGBrgb(41, 61, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.1608, 0.2392, 0.7412
RGB percentages16.1%, 23.9%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(231.9, 64.3%, 45.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231.9, 78.3%, 74.1%)
CMYK78.3%, 67.7%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,702,781
CSS custom property--colour: #293DBD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07483WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness82.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.41:1
Contrast with white8.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#424242
Inverted#D6C242

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0054C1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#0046BBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.3 from the original
Tritanopia#006078no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 72.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.41:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.5:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 16.9Royal blue · ΔE 19.7Medium slateblue · ΔE 19.8Dark blue · ΔE 21.7Rebecca purple · ΔE 22.2Navy · ΔE 22.3
Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 16.91, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BDA929
Analogous#2987BD, #5F29BD
Triadic#BD293D, #3DBD29
Split complementary#BD5F29, #87BD29
Tetradic#BD2987, #BDA929, #29BD5F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C1C7F1
Lighter +30%#97A2E8
Lighter +20%#6D7CDF
Lighter +10%#4357D6
Darker −10%#202F93
Darker −20%#172269
Darker −30%#0E143F
Darker −40%#050715
More saturated +25%#0C28DA
Less saturated −25%#4652A0

Channel breakdown

R41
G61
B189
Red41 (16.1%)
Green61 (23.9%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue231.89°
Saturation (HSL)64.35%
Lightness45.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 29 · G 3D · B BD

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