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Recognised as Colour

#299AD8

  • #299AD8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#299AD8 is a blue with RGB values 41, 154, 216 and HSL 201°, 69%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#299AD8#299AD8
HEX#299AD8
RGBrgb(41, 154, 216)
RGB (0–1)0.1608, 0.6039, 0.8471
RGB percentages16.1%, 60.4%, 84.7%
HSLhsl(201.3, 69.2%, 50.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(201.3, 81%, 84.7%)
CMYK81%, 28.7%, 0%, 15.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,726,616
CSS custom property--colour: #299AD8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2854WCAG 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 6.71:1
Contrast with white3.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.71:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#868686
Inverted#D66527

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7C9ADBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#658AD7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.9 from the original
Tritanopia#00AAB0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.13:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 12.5Deep skyblue · ΔE 14.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.9Light skyblue · ΔE 22.7Sky blue · ΔE 27.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 30.2
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 12.48, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D86729
Analogous#29D8BF, #2942D8
Triadic#D8299A, #9AD829
Split complementary#D82943, #D8BF29
Tetradic#BE29D8, #D86729, #42D829

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D6EBF7
Lighter +30%#AAD7F0
Lighter +20%#7FC3E8
Lighter +10%#54AEE0
Darker −10%#207CAE
Darker −20%#185D83
Darker −30%#103E58
Darker −40%#08202D
More saturated +25%#09A3F8
Less saturated −25%#4991B8

Channel breakdown

R41
G154
B216
Red41 (16.1%)
Green154 (60.4%)
Blue216 (84.7%)
Hue201.26°
Saturation (HSL)69.17%
Lightness50.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 29 · G 9A · B D8

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