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Recognised as Colour

#29509C

  • #29509C
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#29509C is a blue with RGB values 41, 80, 156 and HSL 220°, 58%, 39%. 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

#29509C#29509C
HEX#29509C
RGBrgb(41, 80, 156)
RGB (0–1)0.1608, 0.3137, 0.6118
RGB percentages16.1%, 31.4%, 61.2%
HSLhsl(219.7, 58.4%, 38.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.7, 73.7%, 61.2%)
CMYK73.7%, 48.7%, 0%, 38.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,707,612
CSS custom property--colour: #29509C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08609WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness83.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.72:1
Contrast with white7.72:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4D4D4D
Inverted#D6AF63

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#26589Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#054E9Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original
Tritanopia#00626Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.72:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.72:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 13.7Royal blue · ΔE 26.7Midnight blue · ΔE 26.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 27.3Slate blue · ΔE 27.6Steel blue · ΔE 28
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 13.68, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9C7529
Analogous#298A9C, #3C299C
Triadic#9C2950, #509C29
Split complementary#9C3C29, #8A9C29
Tetradic#9C2989, #9C7529, #299C3C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A9BEE8
Lighter +30%#80A0DE
Lighter +20%#5882D3
Lighter +10%#3465C4
Darker −10%#1E3B74
Darker −20%#14274B
Darker −30%#091223
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#1048B5
Less saturated −25%#425883

Channel breakdown

R41
G80
B156
Red41 (16.1%)
Green80 (31.4%)
Blue156 (61.2%)
Hue219.65°
Saturation (HSL)58.38%
Lightness38.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 29 · G 50 · B 9C

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