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Colour

#2C2792

  • #2C2792
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Midnight blue

#2C2792 is a blue with RGB values 44, 39, 146 and HSL 243°, 58%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#2C2792#2C2792
HEX#2C2792
RGBrgb(44, 39, 146)
RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.1529, 0.5725
RGB percentages17.3%, 15.3%, 57.3%
HSLhsl(242.8, 57.8%, 36.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(242.8, 73.3%, 57.3%)
CMYK69.9%, 73.3%, 0%, 42.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,893,714
CSS custom property--colour: #2C2792;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04062WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness62.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.59:1
Contrast with white11.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#303030
Inverted#D3D86D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#003D95no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#003490no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.2 from the original
Tritanopia#00455Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.59:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.81:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 12.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 15.1Indigo · ΔE 15.5Navy · ΔE 16.5Dark blue · ΔE 19.4Dark slateblue · ΔE 20.5
Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 12.76, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8D9227
Analogous#275792, #622792
Triadic#922C27, #27922C
Split complementary#926227, #579227
Tetradic#922757, #8D9227, #279262

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A3A0E5
Lighter +30%#7C77DB
Lighter +20%#554FD0
Lighter +10%#3832BA
Darker −10%#201C6A
Darker −20%#141142
Darker −30%#080719
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#1710A9
Less saturated −25%#413E7B

Channel breakdown

R44
G39
B146
Red44 (17.3%)
Green39 (15.3%)
Blue146 (57.3%)
Hue242.8°
Saturation (HSL)57.84%
Lightness36.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2C · G 27 · B 92

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