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Colour

#2C2CC3

  • #2C2CC3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark blue

#2C2CC3 is a blue with RGB values 44, 44, 195 and HSL 240°, 63%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

#2C2CC3#2C2CC3
HEX#2C2CC3
RGBrgb(44, 44, 195)
RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.1725, 0.7647
RGB percentages17.3%, 17.3%, 76.5%
HSLhsl(240, 63.2%, 46.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 77.4%, 76.5%)
CMYK77.4%, 77.4%, 0%, 23.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,895,043
CSS custom property--colour: #2C2CC3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06277WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness77.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.31:1
Contrast with white9.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#373737
Inverted#D3D33C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004EC7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#003FC0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.7 from the original
Tritanopia#005A77no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 82.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.31:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.26:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 17.5Navy · ΔE 21.4Medium blue · ΔE 22.5Blue violet · ΔE 22.8Indigo · ΔE 25.6Dark orchid · ΔE 26
Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 17.48, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C3C32C
Analogous#2C77C3, #772CC3
Triadic#C32C2C, #2CC32C
Split complementary#C3772C, #77C32C
Tetradic#C32C77, #C3C32C, #2CC377

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C8C8F3
Lighter +30%#9F9FE9
Lighter +20%#7575E0
Lighter +10%#4C4CD6
Darker −10%#232399
Darker −20%#191970
Darker −30%#101046
Darker −40%#06061D
More saturated +25%#0E0EE1
Less saturated −25%#4A4AA5

Channel breakdown

R44
G44
B195
Red44 (17.3%)
Green44 (17.3%)
Blue195 (76.5%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)63.18%
Lightness46.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2C · G 2C · B C3

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