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Recognised as Colour

#2C3270

  • #2C3270
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#2C3270 is a blue with RGB values 44, 50, 112 and HSL 235°, 44%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#2C3270#2C3270
HEX#2C3270
RGBrgb(44, 50, 112)
RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.1961, 0.4392
RGB percentages17.3%, 19.6%, 43.9%
HSLhsl(234.7, 43.6%, 30.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(234.7, 60.7%, 43.9%)
CMYK60.7%, 55.4%, 0%, 56.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,896,496
CSS custom property--colour: #2C3270;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03987WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness59 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.68:1
Contrast with white11.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#353535
Inverted#D3CD8F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0E3B72no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#00356Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.5 from the original
Tritanopia#01404Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.68:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.8:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 12.1Midnight blue · ΔE 20.4Rebecca purple · ΔE 28.6Slate blue · ΔE 35.2Steel blue · ΔE 36.5Indigo · ΔE 37.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 12.13, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#706A2C
Analogous#2C5470, #482C70
Triadic#702C32, #32702C
Split complementary#70482C, #54702C
Tetradic#702C54, #706A2C, #2C7048

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9399D5
Lighter +30%#6F76C6
Lighter +20%#4A54B8
Lighter +10%#3A4295
Darker −10%#1E224B
Darker −20%#0F1127
Darker −30%#010102
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#192284
Less saturated −25%#40425D

Channel breakdown

R44
G50
B112
Red44 (17.3%)
Green50 (19.6%)
Blue112 (43.9%)
Hue234.71°
Saturation (HSL)43.59%
Lightness30.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2C · G 32 · B 70

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