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Recognised as Colour

#294F78

  • #294F78
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#294F78 is a blue with RGB values 41, 79, 120 and HSL 211°, 49%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#294F78#294F78
HEX#294F78
RGBrgb(41, 79, 120)
RGB (0–1)0.1608, 0.3098, 0.4706
RGB percentages16.1%, 31%, 47.1%
HSLhsl(211.1, 49.1%, 31.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(211.1, 65.8%, 47.1%)
CMYK65.8%, 34.2%, 0%, 52.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,707,320
CSS custom property--colour: #294F78;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07419WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness76.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.45:1
Contrast with white8.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4A4A4A
Inverted#D6B087

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3D517Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#334A77no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.3 from the original
Tritanopia#00595Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.45:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.48:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 20.8Slate grey · ΔE 26.3Dark slate grey · ΔE 26.7Light slate grey · ΔE 28.4Dark slateblue · ΔE 29.6Dim grey · ΔE 29.8
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 20.81, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#785229
Analogous#297778, #2A2978
Triadic#78294F, #4F7829
Split complementary#782A29, #777829
Tetradic#782977, #785229, #29782A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#93B5DA
Lighter +30%#6D9BCD
Lighter +20%#4781C0
Lighter +10%#36689E
Darker −10%#1C3652
Darker −20%#0F1D2C
Darker −30%#020406
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#154E8C
Less saturated −25%#3D5064

Channel breakdown

R41
G79
B120
Red41 (16.1%)
Green79 (31%)
Blue120 (47.1%)
Hue211.14°
Saturation (HSL)49.07%
Lightness31.57%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 29 · G 4F · B 78

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