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Recognised as Colour

#296EE0

  • #296EE0
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#296EE0 is a blue with RGB values 41, 110, 224 and HSL 217°, 75%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#296EE0#296EE0
HEX#296EE0
RGBrgb(41, 110, 224)
RGB (0–1)0.1608, 0.4314, 0.8784
RGB percentages16.1%, 43.1%, 87.8%
HSLhsl(217.4, 74.7%, 52%)
HSV / HSBhsv(217.4, 81.7%, 87.8%)
CMYK81.7%, 50.9%, 0%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,715,360
CSS custom property--colour: #296EE0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17005WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness115.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.77:1
Contrast with white4.77:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#686868
Inverted#D6911F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#207BE4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9 from the original
Deuteranopia#006BDEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original
Tritanopia#008A9Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 63.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.77:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.4:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 6.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 15.1Slate blue · ΔE 17.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 21.4Medium purple · ΔE 22.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.8
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 6.3, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E09B29
Analogous#29CAE0, #3F29E0
Triadic#E0296E, #6EE029
Split complementary#E03F29, #CAE029
Tetradic#E029CA, #E09B29, #29E03F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DBE7FA
Lighter +30%#AFC9F3
Lighter +20%#82AAED
Lighter +10%#568CE6
Darker −10%#1B57BB
Darker −20%#15438E
Darker −30%#0E2E62
Darker −40%#081935
More saturated +25%#0A66FF
Less saturated −25%#4876C1

Channel breakdown

R41
G110
B224
Red41 (16.1%)
Green110 (43.1%)
Blue224 (87.8%)
Hue217.38°
Saturation (HSL)74.69%
Lightness51.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 29 · G 6E · B E0

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