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Recognised as Colour

#294EA5

  • #294EA5
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#294EA5 is a blue with RGB values 41, 78, 165 and HSL 222°, 60%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#294EA5#294EA5
HEX#294EA5
RGBrgb(41, 78, 165)
RGB (0–1)0.1608, 0.3059, 0.6471
RGB percentages16.1%, 30.6%, 64.7%
HSLhsl(222.1, 60.2%, 40.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.1, 75.2%, 64.7%)
CMYK75.2%, 52.7%, 0%, 35.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,707,109
CSS custom property--colour: #294EA5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08637WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness84.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.7:1
Contrast with white7.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4C4C4C
Inverted#D6B15A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1359A8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#004EA3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original
Tritanopia#006372no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.7:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.73:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 12.4Royal blue · ΔE 20.7Slate blue · ΔE 21.5Midnight blue · ΔE 23.6Rebecca purple · ΔE 24.9Medium purple · ΔE 27
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 12.44, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A58029
Analogous#298CA5, #4229A5
Triadic#A5294E, #4EA529
Split complementary#A54229, #8CA529
Tetradic#A5298C, #A58029, #29A542

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#AFC1EB
Lighter +30%#86A1E1
Lighter +20%#5D81D7
Lighter +10%#3462CD
Darker −10%#1F3B7C
Darker −20%#152753
Darker −30%#0B142A
Darker −40%#000102
More saturated +25%#0F44BF
Less saturated −25%#43588B

Channel breakdown

R41
G78
B165
Red41 (16.1%)
Green78 (30.6%)
Blue165 (64.7%)
Hue222.1°
Saturation (HSL)60.19%
Lightness40.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 29 · G 4E · B A5

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