Recognised as Colour

#295AA4

#295AA4
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#295AA4 is a blue with RGB values 41, 90, 164 and HSL 216°, 60%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#295AA4

RGBrgb(41, 90, 164)

RGB (0–1)0.1608, 0.3529, 0.6431

RGB percentages16.1%, 35.3%, 64.3%

HSLhsl(216.1, 60%, 40.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(216.1, 75%, 64.3%)

CMYK75%, 45.1%, 0%, 35.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,710,180

CSS custom property--colour: #295AA4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10464WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness91.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.79:1

Contrast with white6.79:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#555555

Inverted#D6A55B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3461A7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original

Deuteranopia#1C56A3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original

Tritanopia#006B77no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.09:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 18 Steel blue · ΔE 23.4 Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.7 Royal blue · ΔE 27.7 Dodgerblue · ΔE 27.9 Slate blue · ΔE 29.8

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 18.03, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#A47329

Analogous#2997A4, #3629A4

Triadic#A4295A, #5AA429

Split complementary#A43629, #97A429

Tetradic#A42997, #A47329, #29A436

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#AEC6EB

Lighter +30%#85AAE1

Lighter +20%#5D8DD6

Lighter +10%#3471CC

Darker −10%#1F447B

Darker −20%#152D52

Darker −30%#0A172A

Darker −40%#000001

More saturated +25%#0F55BE

Less saturated −25%#435F8A

Channel breakdown

R41

G90

B164

Red41 (16.1%)

Green90 (35.3%)

Blue164 (64.3%)

Hue216.1°

Saturation (HSL)60%

Lightness40.2%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 29 · G 5A · B A4

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