Colour

#2C2CEF

#2C2CEF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#2C2CEF is a blue with RGB values 44, 44, 239 and HSL 240°, 86%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#2C2CEF#2C2CEF

HEX#2C2CEF

RGBrgb(44, 44, 239)

RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.1725, 0.9373

RGB percentages17.3%, 17.3%, 93.7%

HSLhsl(240, 85.9%, 55.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(240, 81.6%, 93.7%)

CMYK81.6%, 81.6%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,895,087

CSS custom property--colour: #2C2CEF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08569WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness90.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.74:1

Contrast with white7.74:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3A3A3A

Inverted#D3D310

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#005DF4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#0048ECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.4 from the original

Tritanopia#006C90no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 102.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text7.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.71:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 10.9 Blue · ΔE 20.6 Blue violet · ΔE 21.3 Dark violet · ΔE 27 Dark orchid · ΔE 35 Dark blue · ΔE 35.3

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 10.92, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#EFEF2C

Analogous#2C8EEF, #8E2CEF

Triadic#EF2C2C, #2CEF2C

Split complementary#EF8E2C, #8EEF2C

Tetradic#EF2C8E, #EFEF2C, #2CEF8E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EAEAFD

Lighter +30%#BABAFA

Lighter +20%#8B8BF6

Lighter +10%#5B5BF3

Darker −10%#1010D8

Darker −20%#0D0DA8

Darker −30%#090979

Darker −40%#060649

More saturated +25%#1C1CFF

Less saturated −25%#4848D3

Channel breakdown

R44

G44

B239

Red44 (17.3%)

Green44 (17.3%)

Blue239 (93.7%)

Hue240°

Saturation (HSL)85.9%

Lightness55.49%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2C · G 2C · B EF

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Colour values

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