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Colour

#2C3180

  • #2C3180
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#2C3180 is a blue with RGB values 44, 49, 128 and HSL 236°, 49%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#2C3180#2C3180
HEX#2C3180
RGBrgb(44, 49, 128)
RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.1922, 0.502
RGB percentages17.3%, 19.2%, 50.2%
HSLhsl(236.4, 48.8%, 33.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(236.4, 65.6%, 50.2%)
CMYK65.6%, 61.7%, 0%, 49.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,896,256
CSS custom property--colour: #2C3180;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04291WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness62.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.3:1
Contrast with white11.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#363636
Inverted#D3CE7F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#003E83no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#00377Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.8 from the original
Tritanopia#004453no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.3:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.86:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 7.2Midnight blue · ΔE 12.1Rebecca purple · ΔE 20.3Slate blue · ΔE 26.8Indigo · ΔE 28.7Royal blue · ΔE 30.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 7.24, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#807B2C
Analogous#2C5B80, #512C80
Triadic#802C31, #31802C
Split complementary#80512C, #5B802C
Tetradic#802C5B, #807B2C, #2C8051

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9B9FDD
Lighter +30%#757BD0
Lighter +20%#4F56C3
Lighter +10%#3940A6
Darker −10%#1F225A
Darker −20%#121434
Darker −30%#05050E
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#171E96
Less saturated −25%#42446B

Channel breakdown

R44
G49
B128
Red44 (17.3%)
Green49 (19.2%)
Blue128 (50.2%)
Hue236.43°
Saturation (HSL)48.84%
Lightness33.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2C · G 31 · B 80

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