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Recognised as Colour

#2949EE

  • #2949EE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#2949EE is a blue with RGB values 41, 73, 238 and HSL 230°, 85%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#2949EE#2949EE
HEX#2949EE
RGBrgb(41, 73, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.1608, 0.2863, 0.9333
RGB percentages16.1%, 28.6%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(230.3, 85.3%, 54.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(230.3, 82.8%, 93.3%)
CMYK82.8%, 69.3%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,705,902
CSS custom property--colour: #2949EE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1141WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness100.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.4:1
Contrast with white6.4:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4E4E4E
Inverted#D6B611

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0068F3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#0055EBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.1 from the original
Tritanopia#007896no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 89.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.4:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.28:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 23.8Medium slateblue · ΔE 24.1Medium blue · ΔE 25Dark orchid · ΔE 30.2Dark blue · ΔE 30.4Slate blue · ΔE 30.4
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 23.82, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EECE29
Analogous#29ACEE, #6B29EE
Triadic#EE2949, #49EE29
Split complementary#EE6B29, #ACEE29
Tetradic#EE29AC, #EECE29, #29EE6C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E6EAFD
Lighter +30%#B7C2F9
Lighter +20%#8799F6
Lighter +10%#5871F2
Darker −10%#1130D3
Darker −20%#0D26A4
Darker −30%#091B75
Darker −40%#061045
More saturated +25%#183EFF
Less saturated −25%#465CD1

Channel breakdown

R41
G73
B238
Red41 (16.1%)
Green73 (28.6%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue230.25°
Saturation (HSL)85.28%
Lightness54.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 29 · G 49 · B EE

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