Recognised as Colour

#293FFF

#293FFF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#293FFF is a blue with RGB values 41, 63, 255 and HSL 234°, 100%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#293FFF#293FFF

HEX#293FFF

RGBrgb(41, 63, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.1608, 0.2471, 1

RGB percentages16.1%, 24.7%, 100%

HSLhsl(233.8, 100%, 58%)

HSV / HSBhsv(233.8, 83.9%, 100%)

CMYK83.9%, 75.3%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,703,359

CSS custom property--colour: #293FFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11246WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness101.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.46:1

Contrast with white6.46:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#484848

Inverted#D6C000

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0069FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#0053FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.6 from the original

Tritanopia#00799Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 101 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.46:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.25:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 17.2 Blue violet · ΔE 22.8 Blue · ΔE 24.6 Dark violet · ΔE 29.8 Dark orchid · ΔE 35.5 Medium slateblue · ΔE 37

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 17.15, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#FFE929

Analogous#29AAFF, #7E29FF

Triadic#FF293F, #3FFF29

Split complementary#FF7E29, #AAFF29

Tetradic#FF29AA, #FFE929, #29FF7E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F5F6FF

Lighter +30%#C2C8FF

Lighter +20%#8F9BFF

Lighter +10%#5C6DFF

Darker −10%#0019F5

Darker −20%#0014C2

Darker −30%#000F8F

Darker −40%#00095C

More saturated +25%#293FFF

Less saturated −25%#4454E4

Channel breakdown

R41

G63

B255

Red41 (16.1%)

Green63 (24.7%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue233.83°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness58.04%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 29 · G 3F · B FF

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