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Recognised as Colour

#295AC8

  • #295AC8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#295AC8 is a blue with RGB values 41, 90, 200 and HSL 222°, 66%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#295AC8#295AC8
HEX#295AC8
RGBrgb(41, 90, 200)
RGB (0–1)0.1608, 0.3529, 0.7843
RGB percentages16.1%, 35.3%, 78.4%
HSLhsl(221.5, 66%, 47.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.5, 79.5%, 78.4%)
CMYK79.5%, 55%, 0%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,710,216
CSS custom property--colour: #295AC8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11954WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness99.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.19:1
Contrast with white6.19:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#585858
Inverted#D6A537

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0069CCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#005AC6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original
Tritanopia#007588no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.19:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.39:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 7.9Slate blue · ΔE 13.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 20.7Medium purple · ΔE 22.3Dark slateblue · ΔE 22.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 23
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 7.88, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C89729
Analogous#29A9C8, #4829C8
Triadic#C8295A, #5AC829
Split complementary#C84829, #A9C829
Tetradic#C829A9, #C89729, #29C847

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C9D6F4
Lighter +30%#9FB6EB
Lighter +20%#7496E3
Lighter +10%#4A76DA
Darker −10%#20479E
Darker −20%#183473
Darker −30%#0F2149
Darker −40%#060E1F
More saturated +25%#0B4EE6
Less saturated −25%#4766AA

Channel breakdown

R41
G90
B200
Red41 (16.1%)
Green90 (35.3%)
Blue200 (78.4%)
Hue221.51°
Saturation (HSL)65.98%
Lightness47.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 29 · G 5A · B C8

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