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Colour

#29478C

  • #29478C
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#29478C is a blue with RGB values 41, 71, 140 and HSL 222°, 55%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#29478C#29478C
HEX#29478C
RGBrgb(41, 71, 140)
RGB (0–1)0.1608, 0.2784, 0.549
RGB percentages16.1%, 27.8%, 54.9%
HSLhsl(221.8, 54.7%, 35.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.8, 70.7%, 54.9%)
CMYK70.7%, 49.3%, 0%, 45.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,705,292
CSS custom property--colour: #29478C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06871WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness75.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.84:1
Contrast with white8.84:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#464646
Inverted#D6B873

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#224F8Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6 from the original
Deuteranopia#09468Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original
Tritanopia#005762no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.84:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.37:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 12.7Midnight blue · ΔE 25.3Steel blue · ΔE 28.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 30Slate blue · ΔE 31Royal blue · ΔE 31.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 12.66, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8C6E29
Analogous#29788C, #3D298C
Triadic#8C2947, #478C29
Split complementary#8C3D29, #788C29
Tetradic#8C2978, #8C6E29, #298C3D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9EB3E3
Lighter +30%#7794D7
Lighter +20%#4F75CC
Lighter +10%#355BB3
Darker −10%#1D3365
Darker −20%#121F3D
Darker −30%#060B16
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#123EA3
Less saturated −25%#405075

Channel breakdown

R41
G71
B140
Red41 (16.1%)
Green71 (27.8%)
Blue140 (54.9%)
Hue221.82°
Saturation (HSL)54.7%
Lightness35.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 29 · G 47 · B 8C

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