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Colour

#29799B

  • #29799B
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#29799B is a cyan with RGB values 41, 121, 155 and HSL 198°, 58%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#29799B#29799B
HEX#29799B
RGBrgb(41, 121, 155)
RGB (0–1)0.1608, 0.4745, 0.6078
RGB percentages16.1%, 47.5%, 60.8%
HSLhsl(197.9, 58.2%, 38.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(197.9, 73.5%, 60.8%)
CMYK73.5%, 21.9%, 0%, 39.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,718,107
CSS custom property--colour: #29799B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16513WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness108.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.88:1
Contrast with white4.88:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6A6A6A
Inverted#D68664

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#68779Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#586C9Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18 from the original
Tritanopia#008284no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.88:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.3:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 11.8Slate grey · ΔE 18.6Light slate grey · ΔE 19.3Teal · ΔE 23.5Cadetblue · ΔE 23.5Dark cyan · ΔE 24.9
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 11.83, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9B4B29
Analogous#299B84, #29409B
Triadic#9B2979, #799B29
Split complementary#9B2940, #9B8429
Tetradic#84299B, #9B4B29, #409B29

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A8D5E8
Lighter +30%#80C1DD
Lighter +20%#57AED3
Lighter +10%#3498C3
Darker −10%#1E5A73
Darker −20%#143A4A
Darker −30%#091B22
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#1183B3
Less saturated −25%#426F83

Channel breakdown

R41
G121
B155
Red41 (16.1%)
Green121 (47.5%)
Blue155 (60.8%)
Hue197.89°
Saturation (HSL)58.16%
Lightness38.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 29 · G 79 · B 9B

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