Colour

#2C324B

#2C324B
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#2C324B is a blue with RGB values 44, 50, 75 and HSL 228°, 26%, 23%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#2C324B

RGBrgb(44, 50, 75)

RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.1961, 0.2941

RGB percentages17.3%, 19.6%, 29.4%

HSLhsl(228.4, 26.1%, 23.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(228.4, 41.3%, 29.4%)

CMYK41.3%, 33.3%, 0%, 70.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,896,459

CSS custom property--colour: #2C324B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03325WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness51.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.61:1

Contrast with white12.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#333333

Inverted#D3CDB4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2A344Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#27324Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original

Tritanopia#23373Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text12.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.66:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 23 Black · ΔE 27.2 Dim grey · ΔE 28.7 Slate grey · ΔE 32.8 Dark slateblue · ΔE 34.8 Light slate grey · ΔE 35.7

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 22.97, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#4B452C

Analogous#2C424B, #362C4B

Triadic#4B2C32, #324B2C

Split complementary#4B352C, #424B2C

Tetradic#4B2C42, #4B452C, #2C4B35

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#8993BA

Lighter +30%#6975A7

Lighter +20%#525D8B

Lighter +10%#3F476B

Darker −10%#191D2B

Darker −20%#06070B

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#1D295A

Less saturated −25%#3B3B3C

Channel breakdown

R44

G50

B75

Red44 (17.3%)

Green50 (19.6%)

Blue75 (29.4%)

Hue228.39°

Saturation (HSL)26.05%

Lightness23.33%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2C · G 32 · B 4B

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Colour values

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