Colour

#2C37ED

#2C37ED
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#2C37ED is a blue with RGB values 44, 55, 237 and HSL 237°, 84%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

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HEX#2C37ED

RGBrgb(44, 55, 237)

RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.2157, 0.9294

RGB percentages17.3%, 21.6%, 92.9%

HSLhsl(236.6, 84.3%, 55.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(236.6, 81.4%, 92.9%)

CMYK81.4%, 76.8%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,897,901

CSS custom property--colour: #2C37ED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09382WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness93.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.3:1

Contrast with white7.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#424242

Inverted#D3C812

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0060F2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#004CEAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.3 from the original

Tritanopia#006F91no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 96.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text7.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.88:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 14.8 Blue violet · ΔE 20.2 Dark violet · ΔE 27.1 Blue · ΔE 27.6 Dark orchid · ΔE 31.7 Dark blue · ΔE 31.8

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 14.78, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#EDE22C

Analogous#2C97ED, #822CED

Triadic#ED2C37, #37ED2C

Split complementary#ED822C, #98ED2C

Tetradic#ED2C97, #EDE22C, #2CED82

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E8E9FD

Lighter +30%#B9BDF9

Lighter +20%#8A90F5

Lighter +10%#5B64F1

Darker −10%#121DD4

Darker −20%#0E17A5

Darker −30%#0A1076

Darker −40%#060A47

More saturated +25%#1A27FF

Less saturated −25%#4950D0

Channel breakdown

R44

G55

B237

Red44 (17.3%)

Green55 (21.6%)

Blue237 (92.9%)

Hue236.58°

Saturation (HSL)84.28%

Lightness55.1%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2C · G 37 · B ED

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Colour values

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