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Colour

#2C2992

  • #2C2992
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Midnight blue

#2C2992 is a blue with RGB values 44, 41, 146 and HSL 242°, 56%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#2C2992#2C2992
HEX#2C2992
RGBrgb(44, 41, 146)
RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.1608, 0.5725
RGB percentages17.3%, 16.1%, 57.3%
HSLhsl(241.7, 56.1%, 36.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(241.7, 71.9%, 57.3%)
CMYK69.9%, 71.9%, 0%, 42.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,894,226
CSS custom property--colour: #2C2992;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04197WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness63.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.42:1
Contrast with white11.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#313131
Inverted#D3D66D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#003E95no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#003590no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.6 from the original
Tritanopia#00465Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.42:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.84:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 12.1Rebecca purple · ΔE 14.8Indigo · ΔE 16.6Navy · ΔE 17.8Dark slateblue · ΔE 19.2Dark blue · ΔE 20.8
Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 12.12, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8F9229
Analogous#295A92, #612992
Triadic#922C29, #29922C
Split complementary#926129, #5A9229
Tetradic#92295A, #8F9229, #299261

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A4A2E5
Lighter +30%#7D7ADA
Lighter +20%#5652CF
Lighter +10%#3834BA
Darker −10%#201E6A
Darker −20%#141342
Darker −30%#08071B
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#1612A9
Less saturated −25%#42407B

Channel breakdown

R44
G41
B146
Red44 (17.3%)
Green41 (16.1%)
Blue146 (57.3%)
Hue241.71°
Saturation (HSL)56.15%
Lightness36.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2C · G 29 · B 92

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