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Recognised as Colour

#294AAA

  • #294AAA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#294AAA is a blue with RGB values 41, 74, 170 and HSL 225°, 61%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#294AAA#294AAA
HEX#294AAA
RGBrgb(41, 74, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.1608, 0.2902, 0.6667
RGB percentages16.1%, 29%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(224.7, 61.1%, 41.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(224.7, 75.9%, 66.7%)
CMYK75.9%, 56.5%, 0%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,706,090
CSS custom property--colour: #294AAA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08271WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness83.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.91:1
Contrast with white7.91:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4A4A4A
Inverted#D6B555

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0057ADno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#004CA8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original
Tritanopia#006272no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.91:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.65:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 13.8Royal blue · ΔE 17.1Slate blue · ΔE 17.2Midnight blue · ΔE 21.3Rebecca purple · ΔE 21.5Medium purple · ΔE 25.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 13.77, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AA8929
Analogous#298BAA, #4829AA
Triadic#AA294A, #4AAA29
Split complementary#AA4829, #8BAA29
Tetradic#AA298B, #AA8929, #29AA48

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B2C1ED
Lighter +30%#89A0E3
Lighter +20%#607FD9
Lighter +10%#375ECF
Darker −10%#1F3881
Darker −20%#152658
Darker −30%#0B142F
Darker −40%#010206
More saturated +25%#0F3DC4
Less saturated −25%#435790

Channel breakdown

R41
G74
B170
Red41 (16.1%)
Green74 (29%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue224.65°
Saturation (HSL)61.14%
Lightness41.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 29 · G 4A · B AA

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