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Colour

#2C2F72

  • #2C2F72
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#2C2F72 is a blue with RGB values 44, 47, 114 and HSL 237°, 44%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#2C2F72#2C2F72
HEX#2C2F72
RGBrgb(44, 47, 114)
RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.1843, 0.4471
RGB percentages17.3%, 18.4%, 44.7%
HSLhsl(237.4, 44.3%, 31%)
HSV / HSBhsv(237.4, 61.4%, 44.7%)
CMYK61.4%, 58.8%, 0%, 55.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,895,730
CSS custom property--colour: #2C2F72;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03783WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness57.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.95:1
Contrast with white11.95:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#333333
Inverted#D3D08D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#003A74no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#003471no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.6 from the original
Tritanopia#003F4Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.95:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.76:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 10Midnight blue · ΔE 16.7Rebecca purple · ΔE 25.6Slate blue · ΔE 32.9Indigo · ΔE 34.2Royal blue · ΔE 36.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 9.99, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#726F2C
Analogous#2C5272, #4C2C72
Triadic#722C2F, #2F722C
Split complementary#724C2C, #52722C
Tetradic#722C52, #726F2C, #2C724C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9497D6
Lighter +30%#6F73C8
Lighter +20%#4B4FB9
Lighter +10%#3A3E97
Darker −10%#1E204D
Darker −20%#101128
Darker −30%#010104
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#181D86
Less saturated −25%#40415E

Channel breakdown

R44
G47
B114
Red44 (17.3%)
Green47 (18.4%)
Blue114 (44.7%)
Hue237.43°
Saturation (HSL)44.3%
Lightness30.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2C · G 2F · B 72

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