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Recognised as Colour

#2C2445

  • #2C2445
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#2C2445 is a blue with RGB values 44, 36, 69 and HSL 255°, 31%, 21%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#2C2445#2C2445
HEX#2C2445
RGBrgb(44, 36, 69)
RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.1412, 0.2706
RGB percentages17.3%, 14.1%, 27.1%
HSLhsl(254.5, 31.4%, 20.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(254.5, 47.8%, 27.1%)
CMYK36.2%, 47.8%, 0%, 72.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,892,869
CSS custom property--colour: #2C2445;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02227WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness43.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.53:1
Contrast with white14.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#282828
Inverted#D3DBBA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1A2946no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#1B2944no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.2 from the original
Tritanopia#262A31no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text14.53:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.45:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 28.6Dark slateblue · ΔE 29.8Dark slate grey · ΔE 32.5Midnight blue · ΔE 35.6Dim grey · ΔE 36.2Slate grey · ΔE 40.1
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 28.59, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3D4524
Analogous#242D45, #3C2445
Triadic#452C24, #24452C
Split complementary#453C24, #2D4524
Tetradic#45242D, #3D4524, #24453C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8A7BBA
Lighter +30%#6D59A9
Lighter +20%#574788
Lighter +10%#413567
Darker −10%#171323
Darker −20%#010102
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#251752
Less saturated −25%#333138

Channel breakdown

R44
G36
B69
Red44 (17.3%)
Green36 (14.1%)
Blue69 (27.1%)
Hue254.55°
Saturation (HSL)31.43%
Lightness20.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2C · G 24 · B 45

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