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Recognised as Colour

#2044BA

  • #2044BA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate blue

#2044BA is a blue with RGB values 32, 68, 186 and HSL 226°, 71%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate blue.

Colour values

#2044BA#2044BA
HEX#2044BA
RGBrgb(32, 68, 186)
RGB (0–1)0.1255, 0.2667, 0.7294
RGB percentages12.5%, 26.7%, 72.9%
HSLhsl(226, 70.6%, 42.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(226, 82.8%, 72.9%)
CMYK82.8%, 63.4%, 0%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,114,746
CSS custom property--colour: #2044BA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07986WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness83.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.09:1
Contrast with white8.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#454545
Inverted#DFBB45

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0057BEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#0049B8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6 from the original
Tritanopia#006378no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 67.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.09:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.6:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 14.3Royal blue · ΔE 15.1Medium slateblue · ΔE 20.3Rebecca purple · ΔE 21.2Midnight blue · ΔE 24.1Dark slateblue · ΔE 24.3
Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 14.26, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BA9620
Analogous#2091BA, #4920BA
Triadic#BA2044, #44BA20
Split complementary#BA4920, #91BA20
Tetradic#BA2091, #BA9620, #20BA49

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B4C2F2
Lighter +30%#889FEB
Lighter +20%#5D7CE3
Lighter +10%#3159DC
Darker −10%#19348E
Darker −20%#112463
Darker −30%#0A1437
Darker −40%#02040C
More saturated +25%#0535D5
Less saturated −25%#3B539F

Channel breakdown

R32
G68
B186
Red32 (12.5%)
Green68 (26.7%)
Blue186 (72.9%)
Hue225.97°
Saturation (HSL)70.64%
Lightness42.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 20 · G 44 · B BA

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