Recognised as Colour

#294BEE

#294BEE
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium slateblue

#294BEE is a blue with RGB values 41, 75, 238 and HSL 230°, 85%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#294BEE

RGBrgb(41, 75, 238)

RGB (0–1)0.1608, 0.2941, 0.9333

RGB percentages16.1%, 29.4%, 93.3%

HSLhsl(229.6, 85.3%, 54.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(229.6, 82.8%, 93.3%)

CMYK82.8%, 68.5%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,706,414

CSS custom property--colour: #294BEE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11677WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness101.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.3:1

Contrast with white6.3:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#505050

Inverted#D6B411

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0069F3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#0056EBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.5 from the original

Tritanopia#007997no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 88.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.34:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 23 Blue violet · ΔE 24.6 Medium blue · ΔE 26.4 Slate blue · ΔE 29.2 Royal blue · ΔE 29.2 Dark orchid · ΔE 30.2

Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 22.97, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#EECC29

Analogous#29ADEE, #6A29EE

Triadic#EE294B, #4BEE29

Split complementary#EE6A29, #AEEE29

Tetradic#EE29AD, #EECC29, #29EE6A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#E6EAFD

Lighter +30%#B7C2F9

Lighter +20%#879AF6

Lighter +10%#5873F2

Darker −10%#1132D3

Darker −20%#0D27A4

Darker −30%#091C75

Darker −40%#061145

More saturated +25%#1840FF

Less saturated −25%#465ED1

Channel breakdown

R41

G75

B238

Red41 (16.1%)

Green75 (29.4%)

Blue238 (93.3%)

Hue229.64°

Saturation (HSL)85.28%

Lightness54.71%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 29 · G 4B · B EE

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