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Recognised as Colour

#2C2C75

  • #2C2C75
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#2C2C75 is a blue with RGB values 44, 44, 117 and HSL 240°, 45%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#2C2C75#2C2C75
HEX#2C2C75
RGBrgb(44, 44, 117)
RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.1725, 0.4588
RGB percentages17.3%, 17.3%, 45.9%
HSLhsl(240, 45.3%, 31.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 62.4%, 45.9%)
CMYK62.4%, 62.4%, 0%, 54.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,894,965
CSS custom property--colour: #2C2C75;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03621WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness57.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.18:1
Contrast with white12.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#313131
Inverted#D3D38A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#003977no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14 from the original
Deuteranopia#003274no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.9 from the original
Tritanopia#003E4Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.18:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.72:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 8.8Midnight blue · ΔE 12.7Rebecca purple · ΔE 22.4Indigo · ΔE 30.1Slate blue · ΔE 30.4Navy · ΔE 34.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 8.75, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#75752C
Analogous#2C5175, #512C75
Triadic#752C2C, #2C752C
Split complementary#75512C, #51752C
Tetradic#752C51, #75752C, #2C7551

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9696D7
Lighter +30%#7171C9
Lighter +20%#4C4CBB
Lighter +10%#3A3A9A
Darker −10%#1E1E50
Darker −20%#10102B
Darker −30%#020206
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#181889
Less saturated −25%#404061

Channel breakdown

R44
G44
B117
Red44 (17.3%)
Green44 (17.3%)
Blue117 (45.9%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)45.34%
Lightness31.57%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2C · G 2C · B 75

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