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Colour

#294C73

  • #294C73
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#294C73 is a blue with RGB values 41, 76, 115 and HSL 212°, 47%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#294C73#294C73
HEX#294C73
RGBrgb(41, 76, 115)
RGB (0–1)0.1608, 0.298, 0.451
RGB percentages16.1%, 29.8%, 45.1%
HSLhsl(211.6, 47.4%, 30.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(211.6, 64.3%, 45.1%)
CMYK64.3%, 33.9%, 0%, 54.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,706,547
CSS custom property--colour: #294C73;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06878WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness73.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.84:1
Contrast with white8.84:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#474747
Inverted#D6B38C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3B4E75no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#314772no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5 from the original
Tritanopia#00555Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.84:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.38:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 22.3Dark slate grey · ΔE 25.6Slate grey · ΔE 26.5Light slate grey · ΔE 28.8Dim grey · ΔE 29.2Dark slateblue · ΔE 30
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 22.28, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#735029
Analogous#297173, #2B2973
Triadic#73294C, #4C7329
Split complementary#732B29, #717329
Tetradic#732971, #735029, #29732B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#90B2D8
Lighter +30%#6B98CA
Lighter +20%#457EBD
Lighter +10%#366599
Darker −10%#1C334D
Darker −20%#0E1A28
Darker −30%#010102
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#164B87
Less saturated −25%#3D4D60

Channel breakdown

R41
G76
B115
Red41 (16.1%)
Green76 (29.8%)
Blue115 (45.1%)
Hue211.62°
Saturation (HSL)47.44%
Lightness30.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 29 · G 4C · B 73

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