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Recognised as Colour

#294B76

  • #294B76
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#294B76 is a blue with RGB values 41, 75, 118 and HSL 214°, 48%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#294B76#294B76
HEX#294B76
RGBrgb(41, 75, 118)
RGB (0–1)0.1608, 0.2941, 0.4627
RGB percentages16.1%, 29.4%, 46.3%
HSLhsl(213.5, 48.4%, 31.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(213.5, 65.3%, 46.3%)
CMYK65.3%, 36.4%, 0%, 53.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,706,294
CSS custom property--colour: #294B76;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06812WCAG 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 8.89:1
Contrast with white8.89:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#474747
Inverted#D6B489

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#394E78no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#2E4675no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.5 from the original
Tritanopia#00555Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.89:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.36:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 22.4Dark slateblue · ΔE 27.4Slate grey · ΔE 28.2Dark slate grey · ΔE 28.3Light slate grey · ΔE 30.3Dim grey · ΔE 31.2
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 22.39, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#765429
Analogous#297276, #2D2976
Triadic#76294B, #4B7629
Split complementary#762D29, #727629
Tetradic#762972, #765429, #29762D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#92B1D9
Lighter +30%#6C96CC
Lighter +20%#467BBF
Lighter +10%#36639C
Darker −10%#1C3350
Darker −20%#0F1B2A
Darker −30%#020304
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#15498A
Less saturated −25%#3D4D62

Channel breakdown

R41
G75
B118
Red41 (16.1%)
Green75 (29.4%)
Blue118 (46.3%)
Hue213.51°
Saturation (HSL)48.43%
Lightness31.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 29 · G 4B · B 76

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