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Recognised as Colour

#29496E

  • #29496E
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#29496E is a blue with RGB values 41, 73, 110 and HSL 212°, 46%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#29496E#29496E
HEX#29496E
RGBrgb(41, 73, 110)
RGB (0–1)0.1608, 0.2863, 0.4314
RGB percentages16.1%, 28.6%, 43.1%
HSLhsl(212.2, 45.7%, 29.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(212.2, 62.7%, 43.1%)
CMYK62.7%, 33.6%, 0%, 56.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,705,774
CSS custom property--colour: #29496E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06362WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness70.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.24:1
Contrast with white9.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#454545
Inverted#D6B691

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#394B70no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original
Deuteranopia#30446Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.9 from the original
Tritanopia#005156no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.24:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.27:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 23.8Dark slate grey · ΔE 24.6Slate grey · ΔE 26.9Dim grey · ΔE 28.7Light slate grey · ΔE 29.3Dark slateblue · ΔE 30.6
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 23.8, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6E4E29
Analogous#296C6E, #2B296E
Triadic#6E2949, #496E29
Split complementary#6E2B29, #6C6E29
Tetradic#6E296C, #6E4E29, #296E2B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8EAFD5
Lighter +30%#6995C7
Lighter +20%#457AB8
Lighter +10%#376293
Darker −10%#1B3049
Darker −20%#0D1824
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#164881
Less saturated −25%#3C4A5B

Channel breakdown

R41
G73
B110
Red41 (16.1%)
Green73 (28.6%)
Blue110 (43.1%)
Hue212.17°
Saturation (HSL)45.7%
Lightness29.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 29 · G 49 · B 6E

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