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Recognised as Colour

#2C266F

  • #2C266F
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#2C266F is a blue with RGB values 44, 38, 111 and HSL 245°, 49%, 29%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#2C266F#2C266F
HEX#2C266F
RGBrgb(44, 38, 111)
RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.149, 0.4353
RGB percentages17.3%, 14.9%, 43.5%
HSLhsl(244.9, 49%, 29.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(244.9, 65.8%, 43.5%)
CMYK60.4%, 65.8%, 0%, 56.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,893,423
CSS custom property--colour: #2C266F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03069WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness53.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.01:1
Contrast with white13.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2D2D2D
Inverted#D3D990

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#003471no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#002E6Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.6 from the original
Tritanopia#063846no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13.01:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.61:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 10.5Midnight blue · ΔE 11Rebecca purple · ΔE 22Indigo · ΔE 28.6Slate blue · ΔE 31.6Navy · ΔE 32.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 10.53, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#696F26
Analogous#26446F, #51266F
Triadic#6F2C26, #266F2C
Split complementary#6F5126, #446F26
Tetradic#6F2644, #696F26, #266F51

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#908AD7
Lighter +30%#6C64CA
Lighter +20%#4A40BB
Lighter +10%#3B3395
Darker −10%#1D1949
Darker −20%#0E0C23
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#1C1382
Less saturated −25%#3C395C

Channel breakdown

R44
G38
B111
Red44 (17.3%)
Green38 (14.9%)
Blue111 (43.5%)
Hue244.93°
Saturation (HSL)48.99%
Lightness29.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2C · G 26 · B 6F

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