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Colour

#29499E

  • #29499E
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#29499E is a blue with RGB values 41, 73, 158 and HSL 224°, 59%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#29499E#29499E
HEX#29499E
RGBrgb(41, 73, 158)
RGB (0–1)0.1608, 0.2863, 0.6196
RGB percentages16.1%, 28.6%, 62%
HSLhsl(223.6, 58.8%, 39%)
HSV / HSBhsv(223.6, 74.1%, 62%)
CMYK74.1%, 53.8%, 0%, 38%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,705,822
CSS custom property--colour: #29499E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07705WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness80.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.26:1
Contrast with white8.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#484848
Inverted#D6B661

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0B54A1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#00499Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.4 from the original
Tritanopia#005E6Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.26:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.54:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 10.7Midnight blue · ΔE 21.6Slate blue · ΔE 22.3Royal blue · ΔE 22.5Rebecca purple · ΔE 24Medium purple · ΔE 28
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 10.67, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9E7E29
Analogous#29839E, #44299E
Triadic#9E2949, #499E29
Split complementary#9E4429, #849E29
Tetradic#9E2983, #9E7E29, #299E44

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#AABBE9
Lighter +30%#829BDE
Lighter +20%#597BD4
Lighter +10%#345CC6
Darker −10%#1E3676
Darker −20%#14244D
Darker −30%#091125
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#103EB7
Less saturated −25%#425485

Channel breakdown

R41
G73
B158
Red41 (16.1%)
Green73 (28.6%)
Blue158 (62%)
Hue223.59°
Saturation (HSL)58.79%
Lightness39.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 29 · G 49 · B 9E

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