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Colour

#2C2FA0

  • #2C2FA0
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rebecca purple

#2C2FA0 is a blue with RGB values 44, 47, 160 and HSL 238°, 57%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

#2C2FA0#2C2FA0
HEX#2C2FA0
RGBrgb(44, 47, 160)
RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.1843, 0.6275
RGB percentages17.3%, 18.4%, 62.7%
HSLhsl(238.4, 56.9%, 40%)
HSV / HSBhsv(238.4, 72.5%, 62.7%)
CMYK72.5%, 70.6%, 0%, 37.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,895,776
CSS custom property--colour: #2C2FA0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05107WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness69.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.39:1
Contrast with white10.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#373737
Inverted#D3D05F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0045A3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#003A9Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.5 from the original
Tritanopia#004E64no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 65.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.39:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.02:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 16.3Midnight blue · ΔE 17Indigo · ΔE 17.8Navy · ΔE 17.8Slate blue · ΔE 18.7Dark blue · ΔE 19.5
Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 16.26, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A09D2C
Analogous#2C69A0, #632CA0
Triadic#A02C2F, #2FA02C
Split complementary#A0632C, #69A02C
Tetradic#A02C69, #A09D2C, #2CA063

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#AFB1E9
Lighter +30%#8789DE
Lighter +20%#5F62D3
Lighter +10%#373BC8
Darker −10%#212378
Darker −20%#161850
Darker −30%#0B0C28
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#1317BA
Less saturated −25%#464787

Channel breakdown

R44
G47
B160
Red44 (17.3%)
Green47 (18.4%)
Blue160 (62.7%)
Hue238.45°
Saturation (HSL)56.86%
Lightness40%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2C · G 2F · B A0

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