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Colour

#2C2C90

  • #2C2C90
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Midnight blue

#2C2C90 is a blue with RGB values 44, 44, 144 and HSL 240°, 53%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#2C2C90#2C2C90
HEX#2C2C90
RGBrgb(44, 44, 144)
RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.1725, 0.5647
RGB percentages17.3%, 17.3%, 56.5%
HSLhsl(240, 53.2%, 36.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 69.4%, 56.5%)
CMYK69.4%, 69.4%, 0%, 43.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,894,992
CSS custom property--colour: #2C2C90;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0435WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness63.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.23:1
Contrast with white11.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#333333
Inverted#D3D36F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#003F93no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#00368Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.5 from the original
Tritanopia#00475Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.23:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.87:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 10.6Rebecca purple · ΔE 14.7Dark slateblue · ΔE 16.1Indigo · ΔE 18.8Navy · ΔE 20.7Slate blue · ΔE 20.9
Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 10.64, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#90902C
Analogous#2C5E90, #5E2C90
Triadic#902C2C, #2C902C
Split complementary#905E2C, #5E902C
Tetradic#902C5E, #90902C, #2C905E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A5A5E3
Lighter +30%#7E7ED7
Lighter +20%#5656CC
Lighter +10%#3838B7
Darker −10%#202069
Darker −20%#141442
Darker −30%#08081B
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#1414A8
Less saturated −25%#444479

Channel breakdown

R44
G44
B144
Red44 (17.3%)
Green44 (17.3%)
Blue144 (56.5%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)53.19%
Lightness36.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2C · G 2C · B 90

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