Colour

#2C2755

#2C2755
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#2C2755 is a blue with RGB values 44, 39, 85 and HSL 247°, 37%, 24%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#2C2755

RGBrgb(44, 39, 85)

RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.1529, 0.3333

RGB percentages17.3%, 15.3%, 33.3%

HSLhsl(246.5, 37.1%, 24.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(246.5, 54.1%, 33.3%)

CMYK48.2%, 54.1%, 0%, 66.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,893,653

CSS custom property--colour: #2C2755;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02642WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness47.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.74:1

Contrast with white13.74:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2B2B2B

Inverted#D3D8AA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#132E57no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10 from the original

Deuteranopia#122C54no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.9 from the original

Tritanopia#1F313Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text13.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.53:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 21.7 Midnight blue · ΔE 27.5 Rebecca purple · ΔE 36.5 Black · ΔE 36.6 Dark slate grey · ΔE 38.5 Steel blue · ΔE 39.7

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 21.74, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#505527

Analogous#273955, #432755

Triadic#552C27, #27552C

Split complementary#554327, #395527

Tetradic#552739, #505527, #275543

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#8A82C6

Lighter +30%#695FB6

Lighter +20%#50479B

Lighter +10%#3E3778

Darker −10%#1A1732

Darker −20%#08070F

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#201865

Less saturated −25%#383746

Channel breakdown

R44

G39

B85

Red44 (17.3%)

Green39 (15.3%)

Blue85 (33.3%)

Hue246.52°

Saturation (HSL)37.1%

Lightness24.31%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2C · G 27 · B 55

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