Colour

#2C089E

#2C089E
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark blue

#2C089E is a blue with RGB values 44, 8, 158 and HSL 254°, 90%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

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HEX#2C089E

RGBrgb(44, 8, 158)

RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.0314, 0.6196

RGB percentages17.3%, 3.1%, 62%

HSLhsl(254.4, 90.4%, 32.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(254.4, 94.9%, 62%)

CMYK72.2%, 94.9%, 0%, 38%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,885,790

CSS custom property--colour: #2C089E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03178WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness58.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.84:1

Contrast with white12.84:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#1A1A1A

Inverted#D3F761

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0037A2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#002C9Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.9 from the original

Tritanopia#00405Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 78.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text12.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.64:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 7.2 Navy · ΔE 11.7 Indigo · ΔE 17.3 Medium blue · ΔE 25.2 Blue violet · ΔE 26.9 Dark orchid · ΔE 27.2

Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 7.25, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#7A9E08

Analogous#082F9E, #77089E

Triadic#9E2C08, #089E2C

Split complementary#9E7708, #2F9E08

Tetradic#9E082F, #7A9E08, #089E77

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#987AF8

Lighter +30%#7349F6

Lighter +20%#4D19F3

Lighter +10%#3A0ACF

Darker −10%#1E066D

Darker −20%#11033D

Darker −30%#03010C

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#2800A6

Less saturated −25%#371D89

Channel breakdown

R44

B158

Red44 (17.3%)

Green8 (3.1%)

Blue158 (62%)

Hue254.4°

Saturation (HSL)90.36%

Lightness32.55%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2C · G 08 · B 9E

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