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Recognised as Colour

#2C2959

  • #2C2959
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#2C2959 is a blue with RGB values 44, 41, 89 and HSL 244°, 37%, 25%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#2C2959#2C2959
HEX#2C2959
RGBrgb(44, 41, 89)
RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.1608, 0.349
RGB percentages17.3%, 16.1%, 34.9%
HSLhsl(243.8, 36.9%, 25.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(243.8, 53.9%, 34.9%)
CMYK50.6%, 53.9%, 0%, 65.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,894,169
CSS custom property--colour: #2C2959;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02843WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness49.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.39:1
Contrast with white13.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2D2D2D
Inverted#D3D6A6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#13315Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#112D58no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.1 from the original
Tritanopia#1D333Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13.39:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.57:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 20.4Midnight blue · ΔE 26.5Rebecca purple · ΔE 35.4Black · ΔE 38Steel blue · ΔE 38.8Dark slate grey · ΔE 39
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 20.4, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#565929
Analogous#293E59, #442959
Triadic#592C29, #29592C
Split complementary#594429, #3E5929
Tetradic#59293E, #565929, #295944

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8B87C7
Lighter +30%#6964B7
Lighter +20%#4F499F
Lighter +10%#3D397C
Darker −10%#1B1936
Darker −20%#090913
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#1E1969
Less saturated −25%#3A3949

Channel breakdown

R44
G41
B89
Red44 (17.3%)
Green41 (16.1%)
Blue89 (34.9%)
Hue243.75°
Saturation (HSL)36.92%
Lightness25.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2C · G 29 · B 59

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