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Colour

#2C2355

  • #2C2355
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#2C2355 is a blue with RGB values 44, 35, 85 and HSL 251°, 42%, 24%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#2C2355#2C2355
HEX#2C2355
RGBrgb(44, 35, 85)
RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.1373, 0.3333
RGB percentages17.3%, 13.7%, 33.3%
HSLhsl(250.8, 41.7%, 23.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(250.8, 58.8%, 33.3%)
CMYK48.2%, 58.8%, 0%, 66.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,892,629
CSS custom property--colour: #2C2355;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02393WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness46.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.2:1
Contrast with white14.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#292929
Inverted#D3DCAA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0A2C57no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#0A2A54no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.4 from the original
Tritanopia#202E38no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text14.2:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.48:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 20.1Midnight blue · ΔE 24.3Rebecca purple · ΔE 33.9Black · ΔE 38.7Indigo · ΔE 41Steel blue · ΔE 41.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 20.06, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4C5523
Analogous#233355, #452355
Triadic#552C23, #23552C
Split complementary#554523, #335523
Tetradic#552333, #4C5523, #235545

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#897BC9
Lighter +30%#6957BA
Lighter +20%#51419D
Lighter +10%#3F3279
Darker −10%#191431
Darker −20%#07050D
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#221464
Less saturated −25%#363246

Channel breakdown

R44
G35
B85
Red44 (17.3%)
Green35 (13.7%)
Blue85 (33.3%)
Hue250.8°
Saturation (HSL)41.67%
Lightness23.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2C · G 23 · B 55

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