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Recognised as Colour

#2959A2

  • #2959A2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#2959A2 is a blue with RGB values 41, 89, 162 and HSL 216°, 60%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#2959A2#2959A2
HEX#2959A2
RGBrgb(41, 89, 162)
RGB (0–1)0.1608, 0.349, 0.6353
RGB percentages16.1%, 34.9%, 63.5%
HSLhsl(216.2, 59.6%, 39.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(216.2, 74.7%, 63.5%)
CMYK74.7%, 45.1%, 0%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,709,922
CSS custom property--colour: #2959A2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10225WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness90.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.9:1
Contrast with white6.9:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#545454
Inverted#D6A65D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3460A5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#1C55A1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Tritanopia#006A75no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.9:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.04:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 17.9Steel blue · ΔE 23.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.2Royal blue · ΔE 28.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 28.5Slate blue · ΔE 30.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 17.89, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A27229
Analogous#2995A2, #3629A2
Triadic#A22959, #59A229
Split complementary#A23629, #95A229
Tetradic#A22995, #A27229, #29A236

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ADC5EA
Lighter +30%#84A9E0
Lighter +20%#5B8CD6
Lighter +10%#336FCB
Darker −10%#1F4379
Darker −20%#142C51
Darker −30%#0A1628
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#1054BB
Less saturated −25%#425E89

Channel breakdown

R41
G89
B162
Red41 (16.1%)
Green89 (34.9%)
Blue162 (63.5%)
Hue216.2°
Saturation (HSL)59.61%
Lightness39.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 29 · G 59 · B A2

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