Recognised as Colour

#295AFF

#295AFF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium slateblue

#295AFF is a blue with RGB values 41, 90, 255 and HSL 226°, 100%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#295AFF#295AFF

HEX#295AFF

RGBrgb(41, 90, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.1608, 0.3529, 1

RGB percentages16.1%, 35.3%, 100%

HSLhsl(226.3, 100%, 58%)

HSV / HSBhsv(226.3, 83.9%, 100%)

CMYK83.9%, 64.7%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,710,271

CSS custom property--colour: #295AFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15004WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness112.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.25:1

Contrast with white5.25:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5B5B5B

Inverted#D6A500

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0076FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#0062FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.3 from the original

Tritanopia#0087A5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 88.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 21.6 Royal blue · ΔE 27.3 Blue violet · ΔE 28.1 Slate blue · ΔE 29.1 Medium blue · ΔE 31.5 Dark orchid · ΔE 33.2

Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 21.55, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#FFCE29

Analogous#29C5FF, #6329FF

Triadic#FF295A, #5AFF29

Split complementary#FF6329, #C5FF29

Tetradic#FF29C5, #FFCE29, #29FF63

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F5F7FF

Lighter +30%#C2D0FF

Lighter +20%#8FA9FF

Lighter +10%#5C81FF

Darker −10%#0038F5

Darker −20%#002CC2

Darker −30%#00218F

Darker −40%#00155C

More saturated +25%#295AFF

Less saturated −25%#4468E4

Channel breakdown

R41

G90

B255

Red41 (16.1%)

Green90 (35.3%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue226.26°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness58.04%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 29 · G 5A · B FF

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