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Recognised as Colour

#2C2BC9

  • #2C2BC9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#2C2BC9 is a blue with RGB values 44, 43, 201 and HSL 240°, 65%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#2C2BC9#2C2BC9
HEX#2C2BC9
RGBrgb(44, 43, 201)
RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.1686, 0.7882
RGB percentages17.3%, 16.9%, 78.8%
HSLhsl(240.4, 64.8%, 47.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240.4, 78.6%, 78.8%)
CMYK78.1%, 78.6%, 0%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,894,793
CSS custom property--colour: #2C2BC9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0648WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness79.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.15:1
Contrast with white9.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#373737
Inverted#D3D436

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0050CDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#0040C6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.7 from the original
Tritanopia#005C7Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 86 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.15:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.3:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 19.2Dark blue · ΔE 19.5Blue violet · ΔE 21Navy · ΔE 23.8Dark orchid · ΔE 26.4Dark violet · ΔE 26.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 19.2, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C8C92B
Analogous#2B79C9, #7B2BC9
Triadic#C92C2B, #2BC92C
Split complementary#C97B2B, #79C92B
Tetradic#C92B79, #C8C92B, #2BC97B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CCCCF4
Lighter +30%#A2A2EB
Lighter +20%#7978E2
Lighter +10%#4F4ED9
Darker −10%#23229F
Darker −20%#1A1975
Darker −30%#10104B
Darker −40%#070721
More saturated +25%#0E0CE7
Less saturated −25%#4A49AA

Channel breakdown

R44
G43
B201
Red44 (17.3%)
Green43 (16.9%)
Blue201 (78.8%)
Hue240.38°
Saturation (HSL)64.75%
Lightness47.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2C · G 2B · B C9

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