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Recognised as Colour

#2C33DE

  • #2C33DE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#2C33DE is a blue with RGB values 44, 51, 222 and HSL 238°, 73%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#2C33DE#2C33DE
HEX#2C33DE
RGBrgb(44, 51, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.2, 0.8706
RGB percentages17.3%, 20%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(237.6, 73%, 52.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(237.6, 80.2%, 87.1%)
CMYK80.2%, 77%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,896,862
CSS custom property--colour: #2C33DE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08177WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness87.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.97:1
Contrast with white7.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3E3E3E
Inverted#D3CC21

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005AE3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27 from the original
Deuteranopia#0048DBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.6 from the original
Tritanopia#006788no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 91.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.97:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.64:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 16Blue violet · ΔE 19.6Dark violet · ΔE 26.3Dark blue · ΔE 26.5Dark orchid · ΔE 28.8Medium slateblue · ΔE 30.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 15.99, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DED72C
Analogous#2C8CDE, #7E2CDE
Triadic#DE2C33, #33DE2C
Split complementary#DE7E2C, #8CDE2C
Tetradic#DE2C8C, #DED72C, #2CDE7E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DCDEFA
Lighter +30%#B0B3F3
Lighter +20%#8488EC
Lighter +10%#585EE5
Darker −10%#1D23BA
Darker −20%#161B8E
Darker −30%#0F1362
Darker −40%#080A36
More saturated +25%#0E17FD
Less saturated −25%#4B4FC0

Channel breakdown

R44
G51
B222
Red44 (17.3%)
Green51 (20%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue237.64°
Saturation (HSL)72.95%
Lightness52.16%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2C · G 33 · B DE

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