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Recognised as Colour

#2C295E

  • #2C295E
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#2C295E is a blue with RGB values 44, 41, 94 and HSL 243°, 39%, 26%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#2C295E#2C295E
HEX#2C295E
RGBrgb(44, 41, 94)
RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.1608, 0.3686
RGB percentages17.3%, 16.1%, 36.9%
HSLhsl(243.4, 39.3%, 26.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(243.4, 56.4%, 36.9%)
CMYK53.2%, 56.4%, 0%, 63.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,894,174
CSS custom property--colour: #2C295E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0293WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness50.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.24:1
Contrast with white13.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2D2D2D
Inverted#D3D6A1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0E3260no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#092E5Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.3 from the original
Tritanopia#19353Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13.24:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.59:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 17.6Midnight blue · ΔE 23.4Rebecca purple · ΔE 32.6Steel blue · ΔE 39.3Indigo · ΔE 40.5Black · ΔE 41
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 17.58, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5B5E29
Analogous#29405E, #47295E
Triadic#5E2C29, #295E2C
Split complementary#5E4729, #405E29
Tetradic#5E2940, #5B5E29, #295E47

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8C88CB
Lighter +30%#6964BC
Lighter +20%#4D48A5
Lighter +10%#3D3882
Darker −10%#1B1A3A
Darker −20%#0B0A17
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#1D186F
Less saturated −25%#3B3A4D

Channel breakdown

R44
G41
B94
Red44 (17.3%)
Green41 (16.1%)
Blue94 (36.9%)
Hue243.4°
Saturation (HSL)39.26%
Lightness26.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2C · G 29 · B 5E

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