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Recognised as Colour

#298FCC

  • #298FCC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#298FCC is a blue with RGB values 41, 143, 204 and HSL 202°, 67%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#298FCC#298FCC
HEX#298FCC
RGBrgb(41, 143, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.1608, 0.5608, 0.8
RGB percentages16.1%, 56.1%, 80%
HSLhsl(202.5, 66.5%, 48%)
HSV / HSBhsv(202.5, 79.9%, 80%)
CMYK79.9%, 29.9%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,723,788
CSS custom property--colour: #298FCC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24476WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness131.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.9:1
Contrast with white3.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.9:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E
Inverted#D67033

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7290CFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#5C81CBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.5 from the original
Tritanopia#009EA4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.56:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 9Deep skyblue · ΔE 19.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.2Light skyblue · ΔE 25.9Light slate grey · ΔE 28.9Slate grey · ΔE 29.7
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 9.04, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CC6629
Analogous#29CCB8, #293DCC
Triadic#CC298F, #8FCC29
Split complementary#CC293D, #CCB829
Tetradic#B829CC, #CC6629, #3DCC29

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CCE6F5
Lighter +30%#A2D0EC
Lighter +20%#77BBE4
Lighter +10%#4DA6DB
Darker −10%#2071A2
Darker −20%#185377
Darker −30%#0F364D
Darker −40%#071822
More saturated +25%#0A97EB
Less saturated −25%#4887AD

Channel breakdown

R41
G143
B204
Red41 (16.1%)
Green143 (56.1%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue202.45°
Saturation (HSL)66.53%
Lightness48.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 29 · G 8F · B CC

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