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Recognised as Colour

#2C1976

  • #2C1976
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Midnight blue

#2C1976 is a blue with RGB values 44, 25, 118 and HSL 252°, 65%, 28%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#2C1976#2C1976
HEX#2C1976
RGBrgb(44, 25, 118)
RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.098, 0.4627
RGB percentages17.3%, 9.8%, 46.3%
HSLhsl(252.3, 65%, 28%)
HSV / HSBhsv(252.3, 78.8%, 46.3%)
CMYK62.7%, 78.8%, 0%, 53.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,890,102
CSS custom property--colour: #2C1976;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02539WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness50.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.93:1
Contrast with white13.93:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#242424
Inverted#D3E689

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#002F79no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#002974no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16 from the original
Tritanopia#003446no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13.93:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.51:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 4.8Indigo · ΔE 16.3Rebecca purple · ΔE 16.5Dark slateblue · ΔE 17.9Navy · ΔE 19.6Dark blue · ΔE 24.1
Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 4.83, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#637619
Analogous#193576, #5A1976
Triadic#762C19, #19762C
Split complementary#765A19, #357619
Tetradic#761935, #637619, #19765A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8E78E3
Lighter +30%#6B4EDA
Lighter +20%#4B2BCA
Lighter +10%#3C22A0
Darker −10%#1C104C
Darker −20%#0D0722
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#210788
Less saturated −25%#372B64

Channel breakdown

R44
G25
B118
Red44 (17.3%)
Green25 (9.8%)
Blue118 (46.3%)
Hue252.26°
Saturation (HSL)65.03%
Lightness28.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2C · G 19 · B 76

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