Colour

#294CDB

#294CDB
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium slateblue

#294CDB is a blue with RGB values 41, 76, 219 and HSL 228°, 71%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#294CDB

RGBrgb(41, 76, 219)

RGB (0–1)0.1608, 0.298, 0.8588

RGB percentages16.1%, 29.8%, 85.9%

HSLhsl(228.2, 71.2%, 51%)

HSV / HSBhsv(228.2, 81.3%, 85.9%)

CMYK81.3%, 65.3%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,706,651

CSS custom property--colour: #294CDB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10755WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness96.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.66:1

Contrast with white6.66:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4F4F4F

Inverted#D6B324

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0065DFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19 from the original

Deuteranopia#0054D8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.7 from the original

Tritanopia#00738Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 79.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.15:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 16.8 Royal blue · ΔE 19.4 Slate blue · ΔE 19.7 Dark blue · ΔE 27.6 Navy · ΔE 29.5 Rebecca purple · ΔE 29.7

Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 16.83, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#DBB829

Analogous#29A5DB, #5F29DB

Triadic#DB294C, #4CDB29

Split complementary#DB5F29, #A5DB29

Tetradic#DB29A5, #DBB829, #29DB5F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D8DEF8

Lighter +30%#ACBAF1

Lighter +20%#8095EA

Lighter +10%#5571E2

Darker −10%#1E3BB3

Darker −20%#172D87

Darker −30%#0F1E5C

Darker −40%#081030

More saturated +25%#0A39FA

Less saturated −25%#485FBC

Channel breakdown

R41

G76

B219

Red41 (16.1%)

Green76 (29.8%)

Blue219 (85.9%)

Hue228.2°

Saturation (HSL)71.2%

Lightness50.98%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 29 · G 4C · B DB

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Colour values

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