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Recognised as Colour

#29516E

  • #29516E
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#29516E is a blue with RGB values 41, 81, 110 and HSL 205°, 46%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#29516E#29516E
HEX#29516E
RGBrgb(41, 81, 110)
RGB (0–1)0.1608, 0.3176, 0.4314
RGB percentages16.1%, 31.8%, 43.1%
HSLhsl(205.2, 45.7%, 29.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(205.2, 62.7%, 43.1%)
CMYK62.7%, 26.4%, 0%, 56.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,707,822
CSS custom property--colour: #29516E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07482WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness75.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.41:1
Contrast with white8.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4B4B4B
Inverted#D6AE91

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#44516Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8 from the original
Deuteranopia#3B4A6Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.9 from the original
Tritanopia#00585Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.41:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.5:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 18.7Slate grey · ΔE 22.6Steel blue · ΔE 22.6Dim grey · ΔE 24.3Light slate grey · ΔE 25.1Gray · ΔE 29.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 18.74, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6E4629
Analogous#296E69, #292E6E
Triadic#6E2951, #516E29
Split complementary#6E292E, #6E6929
Tetradic#69296E, #6E4629, #2E6E29

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8EB7D5
Lighter +30%#69A0C7
Lighter +20%#4588B8
Lighter +10%#376C93
Darker −10%#1B3649
Darker −20%#0D1A24
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#165481
Less saturated −25%#3C4E5B

Channel breakdown

R41
G81
B110
Red41 (16.1%)
Green81 (31.8%)
Blue110 (43.1%)
Hue205.22°
Saturation (HSL)45.7%
Lightness29.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 29 · G 51 · B 6E

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