Colour

#294C9E

#294C9E
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#294C9E is a blue with RGB values 41, 76, 158 and HSL 222°, 59%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#294C9E

RGBrgb(41, 76, 158)

RGB (0–1)0.1608, 0.298, 0.6196

RGB percentages16.1%, 29.8%, 62%

HSLhsl(222.1, 58.8%, 39%)

HSV / HSBhsv(222.1, 74.1%, 62%)

CMYK74.1%, 51.9%, 0%, 38%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,706,590

CSS custom property--colour: #294C9E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08109WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness82.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.01:1

Contrast with white8.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4A4A4A

Inverted#D6B361

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#1856A1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#004B9Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original

Tritanopia#00606Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text8.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.62:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 11.5 Midnight blue · ΔE 23.6 Royal blue · ΔE 23.6 Slate blue · ΔE 24 Rebecca purple · ΔE 25.9 Medium purple · ΔE 28.8

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 11.5, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9E7B29

Analogous#29869E, #41299E

Triadic#9E294C, #4C9E29

Split complementary#9E4129, #869E29

Tetradic#9E2986, #9E7B29, #299E41

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#AABDE9

Lighter +30%#829DDE

Lighter +20%#597ED4

Lighter +10%#345FC6

Darker −10%#1E3976

Darker −20%#14254D

Darker −30%#091225

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#1042B7

Less saturated −25%#425685

Channel breakdown

R41

G76

B158

Red41 (16.1%)

Green76 (29.8%)

Blue158 (62%)

Hue222.05°

Saturation (HSL)58.79%

Lightness39.02%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 29 · G 4C · B 9E

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Colour values

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