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Recognised as Colour

#2C34CB

  • #2C34CB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark blue

#2C34CB is a blue with RGB values 44, 52, 203 and HSL 237°, 64%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

#2C34CB#2C34CB
HEX#2C34CB
RGBrgb(44, 52, 203)
RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.2039, 0.7961
RGB percentages17.3%, 20.4%, 79.6%
HSLhsl(237, 64.4%, 48.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(237, 78.3%, 79.6%)
CMYK78.3%, 74.4%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,897,099
CSS custom property--colour: #2C34CB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07303WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness82.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.53:1
Contrast with white8.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3D3D3D
Inverted#D3CB34

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0054CFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#0044C8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14 from the original
Tritanopia#00607Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 82.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.53:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.46:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 20Blue violet · ΔE 23.3Navy · ΔE 23.5Medium blue · ΔE 24Medium slateblue · ΔE 24.5Dark orchid · ΔE 26.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 19.99, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CBC32C
Analogous#2C84CB, #732CCB
Triadic#CB2C34, #34CB2C
Split complementary#CB732C, #84CB2C
Tetradic#CB2C84, #CBC32C, #2CCB73

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CFD0F4
Lighter +30%#A5A8EB
Lighter +20%#7B80E2
Lighter +10%#5158D9
Darker −10%#2329A1
Darker −20%#1A1F77
Darker −30%#11144D
Darker −40%#080923
More saturated +25%#0D18EA
Less saturated −25%#4B50AC

Channel breakdown

R44
G52
B203
Red44 (17.3%)
Green52 (20.4%)
Blue203 (79.6%)
Hue236.98°
Saturation (HSL)64.37%
Lightness48.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2C · G 34 · B CB

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