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Recognised as Colour

#296CDB

  • #296CDB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#296CDB is a blue with RGB values 41, 108, 219 and HSL 217°, 71%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#296CDB#296CDB
HEX#296CDB
RGBrgb(41, 108, 219)
RGB (0–1)0.1608, 0.4235, 0.8588
RGB percentages16.1%, 42.4%, 85.9%
HSLhsl(217.4, 71.2%, 51%)
HSV / HSBhsv(217.4, 81.3%, 85.9%)
CMYK81.3%, 50.7%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,714,843
CSS custom property--colour: #296CDB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16311WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness113.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.93:1
Contrast with white4.93:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#666666
Inverted#D69324

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2279DFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9 from the original
Deuteranopia#0069D9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original
Tritanopia#008799no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.93:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.26:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 7.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 15.3Slate blue · ΔE 17.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.2Medium slateblue · ΔE 22.3Medium purple · ΔE 22.7
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 7.29, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DB9829
Analogous#29C5DB, #3F29DB
Triadic#DB296C, #6CDB29
Split complementary#DB3F29, #C5DB29
Tetradic#DB29C5, #DB9829, #29DB3F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D8E4F8
Lighter +30%#ACC6F1
Lighter +20%#80A8EA
Lighter +10%#558AE2
Darker −10%#1E56B3
Darker −20%#174187
Darker −30%#0F2C5C
Darker −40%#081730
More saturated +25%#0A64FA
Less saturated −25%#4874BC

Channel breakdown

R41
G108
B219
Red41 (16.1%)
Green108 (42.4%)
Blue219 (85.9%)
Hue217.42°
Saturation (HSL)71.2%
Lightness50.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 29 · G 6C · B DB

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