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Recognised as Colour

#294BE4

  • #294BE4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#294BE4 is a blue with RGB values 41, 75, 228 and HSL 229°, 78%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#294BE4#294BE4
HEX#294BE4
RGBrgb(41, 75, 228)
RGB (0–1)0.1608, 0.2941, 0.8941
RGB percentages16.1%, 29.4%, 89.4%
HSLhsl(229.1, 77.6%, 52.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(229.1, 82%, 89.4%)
CMYK82%, 67.1%, 0%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,706,404
CSS custom property--colour: #294BE4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11105WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness98.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.52:1
Contrast with white6.52:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4F4F4F
Inverted#D6B41B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0067E9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#0055E1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10 from the original
Tritanopia#007591no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 83.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.52:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.22:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 19.5Slate blue · ΔE 24.4Royal blue · ΔE 24.4Blue violet · ΔE 26.8Dark blue · ΔE 28.3Dark orchid · ΔE 29.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 19.49, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E4C229
Analogous#29A8E4, #6529E4
Triadic#E4294B, #4BE429
Split complementary#E46529, #A8E429
Tetradic#E429A8, #E4C229, #29E465

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DEE3FB
Lighter +30%#B1BDF5
Lighter +20%#8497EF
Lighter +10%#5671EA
Darker −10%#1837C2
Darker −20%#132A94
Darker −30%#0D1D67
Darker −40%#07103A
More saturated +25%#0E3AFF
Less saturated −25%#475EC6

Channel breakdown

R41
G75
B228
Red41 (16.1%)
Green75 (29.4%)
Blue228 (89.4%)
Hue229.09°
Saturation (HSL)77.59%
Lightness52.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 29 · G 4B · B E4

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