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Recognised as Colour

#2C2776

  • #2C2776
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Midnight blue

#2C2776 is a blue with RGB values 44, 39, 118 and HSL 244°, 50%, 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

#2C2776#2C2776
HEX#2C2776
RGBrgb(44, 39, 118)
RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.1529, 0.4627
RGB percentages17.3%, 15.3%, 46.3%
HSLhsl(243.8, 50.3%, 30.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(243.8, 66.9%, 46.3%)
CMYK62.7%, 66.9%, 0%, 53.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,893,686
CSS custom property--colour: #2C2776;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03295WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness55.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.66:1
Contrast with white12.66:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2E2E2E
Inverted#D3D889

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#003679no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#003074no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.3 from the original
Tritanopia#003B4Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.66:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.66:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 8.4Dark slateblue · ΔE 10.1Rebecca purple · ΔE 19.5Indigo · ΔE 25.7Slate blue · ΔE 28.8Navy · ΔE 29.5
Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 8.41, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#717627
Analogous#274976, #542776
Triadic#762C27, #27762C
Split complementary#765427, #497627
Tetradic#762749, #717627, #277654

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#948FDA
Lighter +30%#6F69CD
Lighter +20%#4A42C1
Lighter +10%#3A349C
Darker −10%#1E1A50
Darker −20%#0F0E29
Darker −30%#010103
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#1B138A
Less saturated −25%#3D3B62

Channel breakdown

R44
G39
B118
Red44 (17.3%)
Green39 (15.3%)
Blue118 (46.3%)
Hue243.8°
Saturation (HSL)50.32%
Lightness30.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2C · G 27 · B 76

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