Colour

#298EFF

#298EFF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dodgerblue

#298EFF is a blue with RGB values 41, 142, 255 and HSL 212°, 100%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#298EFF#298EFF

HEX#298EFF

RGBrgb(41, 142, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.1608, 0.5569, 1

RGB percentages16.1%, 55.7%, 100%

HSLhsl(211.7, 100%, 58%)

HSV / HSBhsv(211.7, 83.9%, 100%)

CMYK83.9%, 44.3%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,723,583

CSS custom property--colour: #298EFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27037WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness140.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.41:1

Contrast with white3.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.41:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#818181

Inverted#D67100

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5198FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#1E85FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6 from the original

Tritanopia#00A9BAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.28:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 2 Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.2 Royal blue · ΔE 18.3 Slate blue · ΔE 28.5 Medium purple · ΔE 28.8 Medium slateblue · ΔE 30

Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 2.04, below the just-noticeable difference

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#FF9A29

Analogous#29F9FF, #2F29FF

Triadic#FF298E, #8EFF29

Split complementary#FF2F29, #F9FF29

Tetradic#FF29F9, #FF9A29, #29FF2F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F5FAFF

Lighter +30%#C2DFFF

Lighter +20%#8FC4FF

Lighter +10%#5CA9FF

Darker −10%#0074F5

Darker −20%#005CC2

Darker −30%#00438F

Darker −40%#002B5C

More saturated +25%#298EFF

Less saturated −25%#448FE4

Channel breakdown

R41

G142

B255

Red41 (16.1%)

Green142 (55.7%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue211.68°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness58.04%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 29 · G 8E · B FF

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