Colour

#296DC9

#296DC9
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dodgerblue

#296DC9 is a blue with RGB values 41, 109, 201 and HSL 215°, 66%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#296DC9#296DC9

HEX#296DC9

RGBrgb(41, 109, 201)

RGB (0–1)0.1608, 0.4275, 0.7882

RGB percentages16.1%, 42.7%, 78.8%

HSLhsl(214.5, 66.1%, 47.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(214.5, 79.6%, 78.8%)

CMYK79.6%, 45.8%, 0%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,715,081

CSS custom property--colour: #296DC9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15626WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness109.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.09:1

Contrast with white5.09:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#656565

Inverted#D69236

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3C76CCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#1367C7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original

Tritanopia#008391no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.13:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 16.2 Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.3 Royal blue · ΔE 18.3 Dark slateblue · ΔE 24.1 Slate blue · ΔE 24.4 Medium purple · ΔE 26.5

Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 16.19, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C98529

Analogous#29BDC9, #3529C9

Triadic#C9296D, #6DC929

Split complementary#C93529, #BDC929

Tetradic#C929BD, #C98529, #29C935

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CADCF4

Lighter +30%#9FC0EC

Lighter +20%#75A4E3

Lighter +10%#4B88DA

Darker −10%#20569F

Darker −20%#183F74

Darker −30%#0F284A

Darker −40%#061120

More saturated +25%#0B68E7

Less saturated −25%#4772AB

Channel breakdown

R41

G109

B201

Red41 (16.1%)

Green109 (42.7%)

Blue201 (78.8%)

Hue214.5°

Saturation (HSL)66.12%

Lightness47.45%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 29 · G 6D · B C9

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