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Recognised as Colour

#2C2E5E

  • #2C2E5E
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#2C2E5E is a blue with RGB values 44, 46, 94 and HSL 238°, 36%, 27%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#2C2E5E#2C2E5E
HEX#2C2E5E
RGBrgb(44, 46, 94)
RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.1804, 0.3686
RGB percentages17.3%, 18%, 36.9%
HSLhsl(237.6, 36.2%, 27.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(237.6, 53.2%, 36.9%)
CMYK53.2%, 51.1%, 0%, 63.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,895,454
CSS custom property--colour: #2C2E5E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03298WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness53.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.65:1
Contrast with white12.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#313131
Inverted#D3D1A1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#193560no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#15315Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.5 from the original
Tritanopia#193841no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.65:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.66:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 20.1Midnight blue · ΔE 27.6Rebecca purple · ΔE 36Steel blue · ΔE 36.3Dark slate grey · ΔE 37.5Black · ΔE 38.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 20.14, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5E5C2C
Analogous#2C475E, #432C5E
Triadic#5E2C2E, #2E5E2C
Split complementary#5E432C, #475E2C
Tetradic#5E2C47, #5E5C2C, #2C5E43

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8D8FC9
Lighter +30%#6A6DB9
Lighter +20%#4D50A3
Lighter +10%#3C3F81
Darker −10%#1C1D3B
Darker −20%#0B0C19
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#1B1E6F
Less saturated −25%#3D3E4D

Channel breakdown

R44
G46
B94
Red44 (17.3%)
Green46 (18%)
Blue94 (36.9%)
Hue237.6°
Saturation (HSL)36.23%
Lightness27.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2C · G 2E · B 5E

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