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Recognised as Colour

#29497C

  • #29497C
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#29497C is a blue with RGB values 41, 73, 124 and HSL 217°, 50%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#29497C#29497C
HEX#29497C
RGBrgb(41, 73, 124)
RGB (0–1)0.1608, 0.2863, 0.4863
RGB percentages16.1%, 28.6%, 48.6%
HSLhsl(216.9, 50.3%, 32.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(216.9, 66.9%, 48.6%)
CMYK66.9%, 41.1%, 0%, 51.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,705,788
CSS custom property--colour: #29497C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06692WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness73.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.98:1
Contrast with white8.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#464646
Inverted#D6B683

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#324D7Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#26467Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original
Tritanopia#00555Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.98:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.34:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 22.3Steel blue · ΔE 23.6Slate grey · ΔE 31.9Dark slate grey · ΔE 33.7Light slate grey · ΔE 33.8Midnight blue · ΔE 34.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 22.29, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7C5C29
Analogous#29737C, #32297C
Triadic#7C2949, #497C29
Split complementary#7C3329, #727C29
Tetradic#7C2973, #7C5C29, #297C33

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#95B0DC
Lighter +30%#6F94CF
Lighter +20%#4878C3
Lighter +10%#3660A2
Darker −10%#1C3256
Darker −20%#101C2F
Darker −30%#030509
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#144491
Less saturated −25%#3E4E67

Channel breakdown

R41
G73
B124
Red41 (16.1%)
Green73 (28.6%)
Blue124 (48.6%)
Hue216.87°
Saturation (HSL)50.3%
Lightness32.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 29 · G 49 · B 7C

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