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Recognised as Colour

#294F9E

  • #294F9E
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#294F9E is a blue with RGB values 41, 79, 158 and HSL 221°, 59%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#294F9E#294F9E
HEX#294F9E
RGBrgb(41, 79, 158)
RGB (0–1)0.1608, 0.3098, 0.6196
RGB percentages16.1%, 31%, 62%
HSLhsl(220.5, 58.8%, 39%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.5, 74.1%, 62%)
CMYK74.1%, 50%, 0%, 38%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,707,358
CSS custom property--colour: #294F9E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08532WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness83.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.76:1
Contrast with white7.76:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4D4D4D
Inverted#D6B061

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2258A1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#004D9Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00626Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.76:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.71:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 12.8Royal blue · ΔE 25Midnight blue · ΔE 25.6Slate blue · ΔE 25.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 27.6Rebecca purple · ΔE 28
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 12.8, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9E7829
Analogous#29899E, #3E299E
Triadic#9E294F, #4F9E29
Split complementary#9E3E29, #899E29
Tetradic#9E298A, #9E7829, #299E3E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#AABEE9
Lighter +30%#82A0DE
Lighter +20%#5981D4
Lighter +10%#3463C6
Darker −10%#1E3B76
Darker −20%#14274D
Darker −30%#091225
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#1046B7
Less saturated −25%#425885

Channel breakdown

R41
G79
B158
Red41 (16.1%)
Green79 (31%)
Blue158 (62%)
Hue220.51°
Saturation (HSL)58.79%
Lightness39.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 29 · G 4F · B 9E

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