Colour

#2C2C42

#2C2C42
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#2C2C42 is a blue with RGB values 44, 44, 66 and HSL 240°, 20%, 22%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#2C2C42#2C2C42

HEX#2C2C42

RGBrgb(44, 44, 66)

RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.1725, 0.2588

RGB percentages17.3%, 17.3%, 25.9%

HSLhsl(240, 20%, 21.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(240, 33.3%, 25.9%)

CMYK33.3%, 33.3%, 0%, 74.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,894,914

CSS custom property--colour: #2C2C42;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0273WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness47 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.58:1

Contrast with white13.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2E2E2E

Inverted#D3D3BD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#262F43no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#252D41no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original

Tritanopia#273034no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text13.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.55:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 23.9 Black · ΔE 24.2 Dim grey · ΔE 29.6 Slate grey · ΔE 35 Dark slateblue · ΔE 36.6 Gray · ΔE 37.8

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 23.9, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#42422C

Analogous#2C3742, #372C42

Triadic#422C2C, #2C422C

Split complementary#42372C, #37422C

Tetradic#422C37, #42422C, #2C4237

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#8989B1

Lighter +30%#6B6B9C

Lighter +20%#55557F

Lighter +10%#404061

Darker −10%#181823

Darker −20%#030305

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#1E1E50

Less saturated −25%#373737

Channel breakdown

R44

G44

B66

Red44 (17.3%)

Green44 (17.3%)

Blue66 (25.9%)

Hue240°

Saturation (HSL)20%

Lightness21.57%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2C · G 2C · B 42

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