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Colour

#294ACC

  • #294ACC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate blue

#294ACC is a blue with RGB values 41, 74, 204 and HSL 228°, 67%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate blue.

Colour values

#294ACC#294ACC
HEX#294ACC
RGBrgb(41, 74, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.1608, 0.2902, 0.8
RGB percentages16.1%, 29%, 80%
HSLhsl(227.9, 66.5%, 48%)
HSV / HSBhsv(227.9, 79.9%, 80%)
CMYK79.9%, 63.7%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,706,124
CSS custom property--colour: #294ACC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09729WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness92 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.13:1
Contrast with white7.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4C4C4C
Inverted#D6B533

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0060D0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17 from the original
Deuteranopia#0050CAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.1 from the original
Tritanopia#006C84no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 72.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.13:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.95:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 14.9Royal blue · ΔE 15Medium slateblue · ΔE 16.5Rebecca purple · ΔE 24.7Medium purple · ΔE 26.9Dark blue · ΔE 27
Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 14.92, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CCAB29
Analogous#299CCC, #5929CC
Triadic#CC294A, #4ACC29
Split complementary#CC5929, #9CCC29
Tetradic#CC299C, #CCAB29, #29CC59

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CCD4F5
Lighter +30%#A2B1EC
Lighter +20%#778DE4
Lighter +10%#4D6ADB
Darker −10%#203BA2
Darker −20%#182B77
Darker −30%#0F1C4D
Darker −40%#070C22
More saturated +25%#0A38EB
Less saturated −25%#485CAD

Channel breakdown

R41
G74
B204
Red41 (16.1%)
Green74 (29%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue227.85°
Saturation (HSL)66.53%
Lightness48.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 29 · G 4A · B CC

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