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Recognised as Colour

#29509D

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

#29509D is a blue with RGB values 41, 80, 157 and HSL 220°, 59%, 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

#29509D#29509D
HEX#29509D
RGBrgb(41, 80, 157)
RGB (0–1)0.1608, 0.3137, 0.6157
RGB percentages16.1%, 31.4%, 61.6%
HSLhsl(219.8, 58.6%, 38.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.8, 73.9%, 61.6%)
CMYK73.9%, 49%, 0%, 38.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,707,613
CSS custom property--colour: #29509D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08643WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness84.1 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#4D4D4D
Inverted#D6AF62

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2559A0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#014E9Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original
Tritanopia#00626Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever 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 13.5Royal blue · ΔE 26.1Midnight blue · ΔE 26.6Slate blue · ΔE 27Cornflower blue · ΔE 27.2Steel blue · ΔE 28.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 13.49, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9D7629
Analogous#298A9D, #3C299D
Triadic#9D2950, #509D29
Split complementary#9D3C29, #8A9D29
Tetradic#9D298A, #9D7629, #299D3C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A9BFE9
Lighter +30%#81A0DE
Lighter +20%#5882D4
Lighter +10%#3465C5
Darker −10%#1E3B75
Darker −20%#14274C
Darker −30%#091224
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#1048B6
Less saturated −25%#425884

Channel breakdown

R41
G80
B157
Red41 (16.1%)
Green80 (31.4%)
Blue157 (61.6%)
Hue219.83°
Saturation (HSL)58.59%
Lightness38.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 29 · G 50 · B 9D

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