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Recognised as Colour

#37296A

  • #37296A
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#37296A is a blue with RGB values 55, 41, 106 and HSL 253°, 44%, 29%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#37296A#37296A
HEX#37296A
RGBrgb(55, 41, 106)
RGB (0–1)0.2157, 0.1608, 0.4157
RGB percentages21.6%, 16.1%, 41.6%
HSLhsl(252.9, 44.2%, 28.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(252.9, 61.3%, 41.6%)
CMYK48.1%, 61.3%, 0%, 58.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,615,082
CSS custom property--colour: #37296A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03439WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness56.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.44:1
Contrast with white12.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#313131
Inverted#C8D695

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#00356Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#013269no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.4 from the original
Tritanopia#273845no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.44:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.69:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 11.1Midnight blue · ΔE 16.5Rebecca purple · ΔE 24.3Indigo · ΔE 32.4Slate blue · ΔE 34.2Purple · ΔE 35.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 11.08, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5C6A29
Analogous#293C6A, #58296A
Triadic#6A3729, #296A37
Split complementary#6A5729, #3C6A29
Tetradic#6A293C, #5C6A29, #296A57

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9B8CD3
Lighter +30%#7C68C4
Lighter +20%#5D45B4
Lighter +10%#4A378F
Darker −10%#241B45
Darker −20%#110D20
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#2D177C
Less saturated −25%#413B58

Channel breakdown

R55
G41
B106
Red55 (21.6%)
Green41 (16.1%)
Blue106 (41.6%)
Hue252.92°
Saturation (HSL)44.22%
Lightness28.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 37 · G 29 · B 6A

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