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Recognised as Colour

#297BE6

  • #297BE6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dodgerblue

#297BE6 is a blue with RGB values 41, 123, 230 and HSL 214°, 79%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#297BE6#297BE6
HEX#297BE6
RGBrgb(41, 123, 230)
RGB (0–1)0.1608, 0.4824, 0.902
RGB percentages16.1%, 48.2%, 90.2%
HSLhsl(214, 79.1%, 53.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(214, 82.2%, 90.2%)
CMYK82.2%, 46.5%, 0%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,718,694
CSS custom property--colour: #297BE6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20351WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness124.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.07:1
Contrast with white4.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.07:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#717171
Inverted#D68419

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3F86EAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#0075E4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original
Tritanopia#0095A5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.14:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 8.6Royal blue · ΔE 13.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 16Slate blue · ΔE 23.1Medium purple · ΔE 25.3Medium slateblue · ΔE 27.2
Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 8.64, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E69429
Analogous#29DAE6, #3629E6
Triadic#E6297B, #7BE629
Split complementary#E63629, #DAE629
Tetradic#E629D9, #E69429, #29E635

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E0ECFB
Lighter +30%#B2D0F6
Lighter +20%#84B3F1
Lighter +10%#5797EB
Darker −10%#1762C5
Darker −20%#124C97
Darker −30%#0C356A
Darker −40%#071E3C
More saturated +25%#1078FF
Less saturated −25%#477FC8

Channel breakdown

R41
G123
B230
Red41 (16.1%)
Green123 (48.2%)
Blue230 (90.2%)
Hue213.97°
Saturation (HSL)79.08%
Lightness53.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 29 · G 7B · B E6

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