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Recognised as Colour

#2C14CF

  • #2C14CF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#2C14CF is a blue with RGB values 44, 20, 207 and HSL 248°, 82%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#2C14CF#2C14CF
HEX#2C14CF
RGBrgb(44, 20, 207)
RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.0784, 0.8118
RGB percentages17.3%, 7.8%, 81.2%
HSLhsl(247.7, 82.4%, 44.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(247.7, 90.3%, 81.2%)
CMYK78.7%, 90.3%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,888,911
CSS custom property--colour: #2C14CF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05541WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness75.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.96:1
Contrast with white9.96:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#272727
Inverted#D3EB30

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004BD4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#0039CCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00587Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 96 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.96:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.11:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 6.3Blue violet · ΔE 19.6Dark violet · ΔE 23.8Blue · ΔE 26Dark blue · ΔE 26.6Dark orchid · ΔE 31.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 6.26, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B7CF14
Analogous#1459CF, #8A14CF
Triadic#CF2C14, #14CF2C
Split complementary#CF8914, #5ACF14
Tetradic#CF1459, #B7CF14, #14CF8A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BFB7F8
Lighter +30%#9688F4
Lighter +20%#6D5AEF
Lighter +10%#442BEB
Darker −10%#2210A0
Darker −20%#180B72
Darker −30%#0E0743
Darker −40%#040215
More saturated +25%#1D00E3
Less saturated −25%#4130B3

Channel breakdown

R44
G20
B207
Red44 (17.3%)
Green20 (7.8%)
Blue207 (81.2%)
Hue247.7°
Saturation (HSL)82.38%
Lightness44.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2C · G 14 · B CF

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