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Recognised as Colour

#2C2875

  • #2C2875
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Midnight blue

#2C2875 is a blue with RGB values 44, 40, 117 and HSL 243°, 49%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#2C2875#2C2875
HEX#2C2875
RGBrgb(44, 40, 117)
RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.1569, 0.4588
RGB percentages17.3%, 15.7%, 45.9%
HSLhsl(243.1, 49%, 30.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(243.1, 65.8%, 45.9%)
CMYK62.4%, 65.8%, 0%, 54.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,893,941
CSS custom property--colour: #2C2875;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03337WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness55.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.59:1
Contrast with white12.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2E2E2E
Inverted#D3D78A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#003677no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#003073no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.7 from the original
Tritanopia#003B4Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.59:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.67:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 9.6Dark slateblue · ΔE 9.6Rebecca purple · ΔE 20.4Indigo · ΔE 27Slate blue · ΔE 29.4Navy · ΔE 30.9
Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 9.58, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#717528
Analogous#284B75, #522875
Triadic#752C28, #28752C
Split complementary#755228, #4B7528
Tetradic#75284B, #717528, #287552

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9490D9
Lighter +30%#6F6ACC
Lighter +20%#4A44BF
Lighter +10%#3A359B
Darker −10%#1E1B4F
Darker −20%#0F0E29
Darker −30%#010103
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#1A1489
Less saturated −25%#3E3C61

Channel breakdown

R44
G40
B117
Red44 (17.3%)
Green40 (15.7%)
Blue117 (45.9%)
Hue243.12°
Saturation (HSL)49.04%
Lightness30.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2C · G 28 · B 75

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