Recognised as Colour

#2C2EAD

#2C2EAD
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark blue

#2C2EAD is a blue with RGB values 44, 46, 173 and HSL 239°, 59%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

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HEX#2C2EAD

RGBrgb(44, 46, 173)

RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.1804, 0.6784

RGB percentages17.3%, 18%, 67.8%

HSLhsl(239.1, 59.4%, 42.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(239.1, 74.6%, 67.8%)

CMYK74.6%, 73.4%, 0%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,895,533

CSS custom property--colour: #2C2EAD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05507WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness72.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.99:1

Contrast with white9.99:1WCAG normal text: AAA

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

Greyscale equivalent#373737

Inverted#D3D152

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0049B1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#003CABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13 from the original

Tritanopia#00526Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 71.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text9.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

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

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 15.7 Navy · ΔE 16.2 Indigo · ΔE 18.5 Slate blue · ΔE 20.6 Rebecca purple · ΔE 20.7 Midnight blue · ΔE 24

Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 15.72, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#ADAB2C

Analogous#2C6FAD, #6B2CAD

Triadic#AD2C2E, #2EAD2C

Split complementary#AD6A2C, #6FAD2C

Tetradic#AD2C6F, #ADAB2C, #2CAD6A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B8B9ED

Lighter +30%#8F91E3

Lighter +20%#6768D8

Lighter +10%#3E40CE

Darker −10%#222384

Darker −20%#17185C

Darker −30%#0D0E33

Darker −40%#03030A

More saturated +25%#1114C8

Less saturated −25%#474892

Channel breakdown

R44

G46

B173

Red44 (17.3%)

Green46 (18%)

Blue173 (67.8%)

Hue239.07°

Saturation (HSL)59.45%

Lightness42.55%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2C · G 2E · B AD

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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