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Recognised as Colour

#298FEF

  • #298FEF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dodgerblue

#298FEF is a blue with RGB values 41, 143, 239 and HSL 209°, 86%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#298FEF#298FEF
HEX#298FEF
RGBrgb(41, 143, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.1608, 0.5608, 0.9373
RGB percentages16.1%, 56.1%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(209.1, 86.1%, 54.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(209.1, 82.8%, 93.7%)
CMYK82.8%, 40.2%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,723,823
CSS custom property--colour: #298FEF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26348WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness137.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.27:1
Contrast with white3.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.27:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#808080
Inverted#D67010

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5F96F3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#3E84EDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9 from the original
Tritanopia#00A6B3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.35:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.27:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 8.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 8.7Royal blue · ΔE 25.1Steel blue · ΔE 26.4Deep skyblue · ΔE 30.3Medium purple · ΔE 32.2
Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 8.62, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EF8929
Analogous#29EFEC, #292CEF
Triadic#EF298F, #8FEF29
Split complementary#EF292C, #EFEC29
Tetradic#EC29EF, #EF8929, #2CEF29

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E7F2FD
Lighter +30%#B7DAFA
Lighter +20%#88C1F6
Lighter +10%#58A8F3
Darker −10%#1075D5
Darker −20%#0C5BA6
Darker −30%#094176
Darker −40%#052747
More saturated +25%#198FFF
Less saturated −25%#468ED2

Channel breakdown

R41
G143
B239
Red41 (16.1%)
Green143 (56.1%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue209.09°
Saturation (HSL)86.09%
Lightness54.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 29 · G 8F · B EF

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