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Recognised as Colour

#29738D

  • #29738D
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#29738D is a cyan with RGB values 41, 115, 141 and HSL 196°, 55%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#29738D#29738D
HEX#29738D
RGBrgb(41, 115, 141)
RGB (0–1)0.1608, 0.451, 0.5529
RGB percentages16.1%, 45.1%, 55.3%
HSLhsl(195.6, 54.9%, 35.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(195.6, 70.9%, 55.3%)
CMYK70.9%, 18.4%, 0%, 44.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,716,557
CSS custom property--colour: #29738D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14656WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness102.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.34:1
Contrast with white5.34:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#656565
Inverted#D68C72

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#65718Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#57668Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.7 from the original
Tritanopia#007B7Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.34:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.93:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 16.66, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#8D4329
Analogous#298D75, #29418D
Triadic#8D2973, #738D29
Split complementary#8D2941, #8D7529
Tetradic#75298D, #8D4329, #418D29

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#9FD1E3
Lighter +30%#77BFD8
Lighter +20%#50ACCC
Lighter +10%#3493B5
Darker −10%#1E5365
Darker −20%#12333E
Darker −30%#071216
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#127EA4
Less saturated −25%#406876

Channel breakdown

R41
G115
B141
Red41 (16.1%)
Green115 (45.1%)
Blue141 (55.3%)
Hue195.6°
Saturation (HSL)54.95%
Lightness35.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 29 · G 73 · B 8D

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