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Recognised as Colour

#294C6C

  • #294C6C
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#294C6C is a blue with RGB values 41, 76, 108 and HSL 209°, 45%, 29%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#294C6C#294C6C
HEX#294C6C
RGBrgb(41, 76, 108)
RGB (0–1)0.1608, 0.298, 0.4235
RGB percentages16.1%, 29.8%, 42.4%
HSLhsl(208.7, 45%, 29.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(208.7, 62%, 42.4%)
CMYK62%, 29.6%, 0%, 57.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,706,540
CSS custom property--colour: #294C6C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06723WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness72.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.96:1
Contrast with white8.96:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#474747
Inverted#D6B393

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3E4D6Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#35466Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.8 from the original
Tritanopia#005457no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.96:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.34:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 21Steel blue · ΔE 23.6Slate grey · ΔE 24.7Dim grey · ΔE 26Light slate grey · ΔE 27.2Gray · ΔE 31.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 21, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6C4929
Analogous#296C6B, #292A6C
Triadic#6C294C, #4C6C29
Split complementary#6C292A, #6C6A29
Tetradic#6B296C, #6C4929, #2B6C29

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8DB2D4
Lighter +30%#6899C6
Lighter +20%#4580B6
Lighter +10%#376691
Darker −10%#1B3247
Darker −20%#0D1822
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#164D7F
Less saturated −25%#3C4B59

Channel breakdown

R41
G76
B108
Red41 (16.1%)
Green76 (29.8%)
Blue108 (42.4%)
Hue208.66°
Saturation (HSL)44.97%
Lightness29.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 29 · G 4C · B 6C

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