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Recognised as Colour

#2C3164

  • #2C3164
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#2C3164 is a blue with RGB values 44, 49, 100 and HSL 235°, 39%, 28%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#2C3164#2C3164
HEX#2C3164
RGBrgb(44, 49, 100)
RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.1922, 0.3922
RGB percentages17.3%, 19.2%, 39.2%
HSLhsl(234.6, 38.9%, 28.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(234.6, 56%, 39.2%)
CMYK56%, 51%, 0%, 60.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,896,228
CSS custom property--colour: #2C3164;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03652WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness55.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.14:1
Contrast with white12.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#343434
Inverted#D3CE9B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1A3866no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#133463no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.5 from the original
Tritanopia#133C45no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.14:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.73:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 18.3Midnight blue · ΔE 26.5Rebecca purple · ΔE 34.6Steel blue · ΔE 35.1Dark slate grey · ΔE 38.5Slate grey · ΔE 40
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 18.34, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#645F2C
Analogous#2C4D64, #432C64
Triadic#642C31, #31642C
Split complementary#64432C, #4D642C
Tetradic#642C4D, #645F2C, #2C6443

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8F94CE
Lighter +30%#6B72BE
Lighter +20%#4B54AB
Lighter +10%#3C4287
Darker −10%#1C2041
Darker −20%#0D0E1D
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#1A2276
Less saturated −25%#3E4052

Channel breakdown

R44
G49
B100
Red44 (17.3%)
Green49 (19.2%)
Blue100 (39.2%)
Hue234.64°
Saturation (HSL)38.89%
Lightness28.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2C · G 31 · B 64

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