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Recognised as Colour

#2C24AC

  • #2C24AC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark blue

#2C24AC is a blue with RGB values 44, 36, 172 and HSL 244°, 65%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

#2C24AC#2C24AC
HEX#2C24AC
RGBrgb(44, 36, 172)
RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.1412, 0.6745
RGB percentages17.3%, 14.1%, 67.5%
HSLhsl(243.5, 65.4%, 40.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(243.5, 79.1%, 67.5%)
CMYK74.4%, 79.1%, 0%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,892,972
CSS custom property--colour: #2C24AC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04776WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness68.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.74:1
Contrast with white10.74:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#303030
Inverted#D3DB53

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0044B0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#0037AAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.5 from the original
Tritanopia#004E68no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 76 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.74:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.96:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 11.8Navy · ΔE 14.2Indigo · ΔE 18.1Rebecca purple · ΔE 24.3Slate blue · ΔE 25.5Dark orchid · ΔE 26.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 11.79, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A4AC24
Analogous#2460AC, #7024AC
Triadic#AC2C24, #24AC2C
Split complementary#AC7024, #60AC24
Tetradic#AC2460, #A4AC24, #24AC70

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B2AEEE
Lighter +30%#8A84E5
Lighter +20%#615ADC
Lighter +10%#392FD4
Darker −10%#211B82
Darker −20%#161258
Darker −30%#0C0A2D
Darker −40%#010103
More saturated +25%#150AC6
Less saturated −25%#433E92

Channel breakdown

R44
G36
B172
Red44 (17.3%)
Green36 (14.1%)
Blue172 (67.5%)
Hue243.53°
Saturation (HSL)65.38%
Lightness40.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2C · G 24 · B AC

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