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Recognised as Colour

#2C2672

  • #2C2672
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Midnight blue

#2C2672 is a blue with RGB values 44, 38, 114 and HSL 245°, 50%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#2C2672#2C2672
HEX#2C2672
RGBrgb(44, 38, 114)
RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.149, 0.4471
RGB percentages17.3%, 14.9%, 44.7%
HSLhsl(244.7, 50%, 29.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(244.7, 66.7%, 44.7%)
CMYK61.4%, 66.7%, 0%, 55.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,893,426
CSS custom property--colour: #2C2672;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03137WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness53.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.9:1
Contrast with white12.9:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2D2D2D
Inverted#D3D98D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#003474no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#002F70no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.6 from the original
Tritanopia#003948no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.9:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.63:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 9.5Dark slateblue · ΔE 10.3Rebecca purple · ΔE 20.7Indigo · ΔE 27Slate blue · ΔE 30.3Navy · ΔE 31
Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 9.47, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6C7226
Analogous#264672, #522672
Triadic#722C26, #26722C
Split complementary#725226, #467226
Tetradic#722646, #6C7226, #267252

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#928CD9
Lighter +30%#6D65CC
Lighter +20%#4A3FBF
Lighter +10%#3B3398
Darker −10%#1D194C
Darker −20%#0E0D26
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#1C1385
Less saturated −25%#3C395F

Channel breakdown

R44
G38
B114
Red44 (17.3%)
Green38 (14.9%)
Blue114 (44.7%)
Hue244.74°
Saturation (HSL)50%
Lightness29.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2C · G 26 · B 72

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