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Recognised as Colour

#2C2677

  • #2C2677
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Midnight blue

#2C2677 is a blue with RGB values 44, 38, 119 and HSL 244°, 52%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#2C2677#2C2677
HEX#2C2677
RGBrgb(44, 38, 119)
RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.149, 0.4667
RGB percentages17.3%, 14.9%, 46.7%
HSLhsl(244.4, 51.6%, 30.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(244.4, 68.1%, 46.7%)
CMYK63%, 68.1%, 0%, 53.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,893,431
CSS custom property--colour: #2C2677;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03254WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness55.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.72:1
Contrast with white12.72:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2D2D2D
Inverted#D3D988

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#00367Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#002F75no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.1 from the original
Tritanopia#003B4Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.72:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.65:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 7.3Dark slateblue · ΔE 10.7Rebecca purple · ΔE 18.7Indigo · ΔE 24.5Navy · ΔE 28.2Slate blue · ΔE 28.2
Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 7.32, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#717726
Analogous#264877, #552677
Triadic#772C26, #26772C
Split complementary#775526, #497726
Tetradic#772648, #717726, #267755

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#948EDB
Lighter +30%#6F67CF
Lighter +20%#4A41C2
Lighter +10%#3A329E
Darker −10%#1E1A50
Darker −20%#0F0D2A
Darker −30%#010103
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#1B128B
Less saturated −25%#3D3A63

Channel breakdown

R44
G38
B119
Red44 (17.3%)
Green38 (14.9%)
Blue119 (46.7%)
Hue244.44°
Saturation (HSL)51.59%
Lightness30.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2C · G 26 · B 77

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