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Recognised as Colour

#2C22C8

  • #2C22C8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#2C22C8 is a blue with RGB values 44, 34, 200 and HSL 244°, 71%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#2C22C8#2C22C8
HEX#2C22C8
RGBrgb(44, 34, 200)
RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.1333, 0.7843
RGB percentages17.3%, 13.3%, 78.4%
HSLhsl(243.6, 70.9%, 45.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(243.6, 83%, 78.4%)
CMYK78%, 83%, 0%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,892,488
CSS custom property--colour: #2C22C8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0585WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness76.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.68:1
Contrast with white9.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#303030
Inverted#D3DD37

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004CCCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28 from the original
Deuteranopia#003CC5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.7 from the original
Tritanopia#005878no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 88.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.68:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.17:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 14.7Blue violet · ΔE 19.7Dark blue · ΔE 20.4Dark violet · ΔE 24.8Navy · ΔE 25.3Dark orchid · ΔE 27.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 14.67, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BEC822
Analogous#226BC8, #7F22C8
Triadic#C82C22, #22C82C
Split complementary#C87F22, #6BC822
Tetradic#C8226B, #BEC822, #22C87F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C5C1F5
Lighter +30%#9B96ED
Lighter +20%#726AE6
Lighter +10%#483FDE
Darker −10%#221B9C
Darker −20%#191371
Darker −30%#0F0C45
Darker −40%#06041A
More saturated +25%#1205E5
Less saturated −25%#463FAB

Channel breakdown

R44
G34
B200
Red44 (17.3%)
Green34 (13.3%)
Blue200 (78.4%)
Hue243.61°
Saturation (HSL)70.94%
Lightness45.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2C · G 22 · B C8

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