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Recognised as Colour

#2C3264

  • #2C3264
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#2C3264 is a blue with RGB values 44, 50, 100 and HSL 234°, 39%, 28%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#2C3264#2C3264
HEX#2C3264
RGBrgb(44, 50, 100)
RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.1961, 0.3922
RGB percentages17.3%, 19.6%, 39.2%
HSLhsl(233.6, 38.9%, 28.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(233.6, 56%, 39.2%)
CMYK56%, 50%, 0%, 60.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,896,484
CSS custom property--colour: #2C3264;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03737WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness56.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.02:1
Contrast with white12.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#343434
Inverted#D3CD9B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1C3966no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#153463no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.5 from the original
Tritanopia#133D46no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.02:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.75:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 19Midnight blue · ΔE 27.3Steel blue · ΔE 34.5Rebecca purple · ΔE 35.3Dark slate grey · ΔE 37.7Slate grey · ΔE 39.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 18.95, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#645E2C
Analogous#2C4E64, #422C64
Triadic#642C32, #32642C
Split complementary#64422C, #4E642C
Tetradic#642C4E, #645E2C, #2C6442

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8F95CE
Lighter +30%#6B74BE
Lighter +20%#4B55AB
Lighter +10%#3C4487
Darker −10%#1C2041
Darker −20%#0D0F1D
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#1A2476
Less saturated −25%#3E4052

Channel breakdown

R44
G50
B100
Red44 (17.3%)
Green50 (19.6%)
Blue100 (39.2%)
Hue233.57°
Saturation (HSL)38.89%
Lightness28.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2C · G 32 · B 64

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