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Recognised as Colour

#29809B

  • #29809B
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#29809B is a cyan with RGB values 41, 128, 155 and HSL 194°, 58%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#29809B#29809B
HEX#29809B
RGBrgb(41, 128, 155)
RGB (0–1)0.1608, 0.502, 0.6078
RGB percentages16.1%, 50.2%, 60.8%
HSLhsl(194.2, 58.2%, 38.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(194.2, 73.5%, 60.8%)
CMYK73.5%, 17.4%, 0%, 39.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,719,899
CSS custom property--colour: #29809B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18276WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness113.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.66:1
Contrast with white4.51:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.66:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6F6F6F
Inverted#D67F64

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#707D9Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#61729Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.8 from the original
Tritanopia#008889no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.51:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 16.2Slate grey · ΔE 18.4Teal · ΔE 18.4Cadetblue · ΔE 18.7Light slate grey · ΔE 18.7Dark cyan · ΔE 19.4
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 16.2, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9B4429
Analogous#299B7D, #29479B
Triadic#9B2980, #809B29
Split complementary#9B2947, #9B7D29
Tetradic#7D299B, #9B4429, #479B29

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A8D9E8
Lighter +30%#80C7DD
Lighter +20%#57B5D3
Lighter +10%#34A1C3
Darker −10%#1E5F73
Darker −20%#143D4A
Darker −30%#091C22
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#118DB3
Less saturated −25%#427383

Channel breakdown

R41
G128
B155
Red41 (16.1%)
Green128 (50.2%)
Blue155 (60.8%)
Hue194.21°
Saturation (HSL)58.16%
Lightness38.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 29 · G 80 · B 9B

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