Colour
#2C239C
- #2C239C
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Navy
#2C239C is a blue with RGB values 44, 35, 156 and HSL 244°, 63%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Navy.
Colour values
#2C239C#2C239C
HEX#2C239C
RGBrgb(44, 35, 156)
RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.1373, 0.6118
RGB percentages17.3%, 13.7%, 61.2%
HSLhsl(244.5, 63.4%, 37.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(244.5, 77.6%, 61.2%)
CMYK71.8%, 77.6%, 0%, 38.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,892,700
CSS custom property--colour: #2C239C;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.04138WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness63.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.49:1
Contrast with white11.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2E2E2E
Inverted#D3DC63
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.49:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.83:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#939C23
Analogous#23579C, #68239C
Triadic#9C2C23, #239C2C
Split complementary#9C6823, #579C23
Tetradic#9C2357, #939C23, #239C68
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R44
G35
B156
Red44 (17.3%)
Green35 (13.7%)
Blue156 (61.2%)
Hue244.46°
Saturation (HSL)63.35%
Lightness37.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2C · G 23 · B 9C
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