Colour

#294CDD

#294CDD
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium slateblue

#294CDD is a blue with RGB values 41, 76, 221 and HSL 228°, 73%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#294CDD

RGBrgb(41, 76, 221)

RGB (0–1)0.1608, 0.298, 0.8667

RGB percentages16.1%, 29.8%, 86.7%

HSLhsl(228.3, 72.6%, 51.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(228.3, 81.4%, 86.7%)

CMYK81.4%, 65.6%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,706,653

CSS custom property--colour: #294CDD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10861WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness97.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.62:1

Contrast with white6.62:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4F4F4F

Inverted#D6B322

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0065E2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.4 from the original

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

Tritanopia#00738Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 79.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.17:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 17.2 Royal blue · ΔE 20.3 Slate blue · ΔE 20.5 Dark blue · ΔE 27.7 Blue violet · ΔE 29.4 Navy · ΔE 29.8

Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 17.21, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#DDBA29

Analogous#29A6DD, #6029DD

Triadic#DD294C, #4CDD29

Split complementary#DD6029, #A6DD29

Tetradic#DD29A6, #DDBA29, #29DD60

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D9DFF9

Lighter +30%#ADBAF2

Lighter +20%#8196EB

Lighter +10%#5571E4

Darker −10%#1D3BB6

Darker −20%#162D8A

Darker −30%#0F1E5E

Darker −40%#081032

More saturated +25%#0A39FC

Less saturated −25%#485FBE

Channel breakdown

R41

G76

B221

Red41 (16.1%)

Green76 (29.8%)

Blue221 (86.7%)

Hue228.33°

Saturation (HSL)72.58%

Lightness51.37%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 29 · G 4C · B DD

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