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Recognised as Colour

#299AE4

  • #299AE4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#299AE4 is a blue with RGB values 41, 154, 228 and HSL 204°, 78%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#299AE4#299AE4
HEX#299AE4
RGBrgb(41, 154, 228)
RGB (0–1)0.1608, 0.6039, 0.8941
RGB percentages16.1%, 60.4%, 89.4%
HSLhsl(203.7, 77.6%, 52.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(203.7, 82%, 89.4%)
CMYK82%, 32.5%, 0%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,726,628
CSS custom property--colour: #299AE4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29184WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness142.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.84:1
Contrast with white3.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.84:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#878787
Inverted#D6651B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#779CE7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#5D8CE3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.6 from the original
Tritanopia#00ACB5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.07:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 14.9Steel blue · ΔE 16.2Deep skyblue · ΔE 17.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 23.1Light skyblue · ΔE 26.3Sky blue · ΔE 32.2
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 14.87, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E47329
Analogous#29E4D1, #293CE4
Triadic#E4299A, #9AE429
Split complementary#E4293D, #E4D129
Tetradic#D029E4, #E47329, #3DE429

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DEEFFB
Lighter +30%#B1DAF5
Lighter +20%#84C5EF
Lighter +10%#56AFEA
Darker −10%#187FC2
Darker −20%#136194
Darker −30%#0D4367
Darker −40%#07263A
More saturated +25%#0EA0FF
Less saturated −25%#4794C6

Channel breakdown

R41
G154
B228
Red41 (16.1%)
Green154 (60.4%)
Blue228 (89.4%)
Hue203.74°
Saturation (HSL)77.59%
Lightness52.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 29 · G 9A · B E4

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