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Colour

#294F89

  • #294F89
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#294F89 is a blue with RGB values 41, 79, 137 and HSL 216°, 54%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#294F89#294F89
HEX#294F89
RGBrgb(41, 79, 137)
RGB (0–1)0.1608, 0.3098, 0.5373
RGB percentages16.1%, 31%, 53.7%
HSLhsl(216.3, 53.9%, 34.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(216.3, 70.1%, 53.7%)
CMYK70.1%, 42.3%, 0%, 46.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,707,337
CSS custom property--colour: #294F89;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0787WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness79.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.16:1
Contrast with white8.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4B4B4B
Inverted#D6B076

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#34548Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#254B88no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Tritanopia#005C65no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.16:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.57:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 20.2Steel blue · ΔE 22.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 31.1Midnight blue · ΔE 33.3Slate grey · ΔE 33.3Light slate grey · ΔE 34.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 20.2, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#896329
Analogous#297F89, #332989
Triadic#89294F, #4F8929
Split complementary#893329, #7F8929
Tetradic#89297F, #896329, #298933

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9CB8E2
Lighter +30%#759BD6
Lighter +20%#4E7FCA
Lighter +10%#3566B0
Darker −10%#1D3862
Darker −20%#12223A
Darker −30%#060B13
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#134A9F
Less saturated −25%#3F5473

Channel breakdown

R41
G79
B137
Red41 (16.1%)
Green79 (31%)
Blue137 (53.7%)
Hue216.25°
Saturation (HSL)53.93%
Lightness34.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 29 · G 4F · B 89

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