Colour

#2C3776

#2C3776
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#2C3776 is a blue with RGB values 44, 55, 118 and HSL 231°, 46%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#2C3776

RGBrgb(44, 55, 118)

RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.2157, 0.4627

RGB percentages17.3%, 21.6%, 46.3%

HSLhsl(231.1, 45.7%, 31.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(231.1, 62.7%, 46.3%)

CMYK62.7%, 53.4%, 0%, 53.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,897,782

CSS custom property--colour: #2C3776;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04576WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness62.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.97:1

Contrast with white10.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#393939

Inverted#D3C889

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#144078no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#033975no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.3 from the original

Tritanopia#004551no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text10.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.92:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 11.7 Midnight blue · ΔE 21.5 Rebecca purple · ΔE 28.9 Slate blue · ΔE 34.3 Steel blue · ΔE 34.4 Royal blue · ΔE 36.8

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 11.74, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#766B2C

Analogous#2C5C76, #462C76

Triadic#762C37, #37762C

Split complementary#76462C, #5C762C

Tetradic#762C5C, #766B2C, #2C7646

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#96A0D8

Lighter +30%#717ECA

Lighter +20%#4C5DBC

Lighter +10%#3A489B

Darker −10%#1E2651

Darker −20%#10142C

Darker −30%#020307

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#18298A

Less saturated −25%#404562

Channel breakdown

R44

G55

B118

Red44 (17.3%)

Green55 (21.6%)

Blue118 (46.3%)

Hue231.08°

Saturation (HSL)45.68%

Lightness31.76%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2C · G 37 · B 76

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