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Recognised as Colour

#2C30A4

  • #2C30A4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rebecca purple

#2C30A4 is a blue with RGB values 44, 48, 164 and HSL 238°, 58%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

#2C30A4#2C30A4
HEX#2C30A4
RGBrgb(44, 48, 164)
RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.1882, 0.6431
RGB percentages17.3%, 18.8%, 64.3%
HSLhsl(238, 57.7%, 40.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(238, 73.2%, 64.3%)
CMYK73.2%, 70.7%, 0%, 35.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,896,036
CSS custom property--colour: #2C30A4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0533WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness70.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.16:1
Contrast with white10.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#383838
Inverted#D3CF5B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0047A8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#003CA2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.2 from the original
Tritanopia#005066no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 66.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.16:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.07:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 17.1Navy · ΔE 17.6Indigo · ΔE 18Slate blue · ΔE 18.4Midnight blue · ΔE 18.7Dark blue · ΔE 18.9
Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 17.06, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A4A02C
Analogous#2C6CA4, #642CA4
Triadic#A42C30, #30A42C
Split complementary#A4642C, #6CA42C
Tetradic#A42C6C, #A4A02C, #2CA464

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B2B4EA
Lighter +30%#8A8CDF
Lighter +20%#6165D5
Lighter +10%#393ECA
Darker −10%#21247C
Darker −20%#161854
Darker −30%#0C0D2B
Darker −40%#010103
More saturated +25%#1218BE
Less saturated −25%#46488A

Channel breakdown

R44
G48
B164
Red44 (17.3%)
Green48 (18.8%)
Blue164 (64.3%)
Hue238°
Saturation (HSL)57.69%
Lightness40.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2C · G 30 · B A4

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