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Recognised as Colour

#2C38C3

  • #2C38C3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark blue

#2C38C3 is a blue with RGB values 44, 56, 195 and HSL 235°, 63%, 47%. 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

#2C38C3#2C38C3
HEX#2C38C3
RGBrgb(44, 56, 195)
RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.2196, 0.7647
RGB percentages17.3%, 22%, 76.5%
HSLhsl(235.2, 63.2%, 46.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(235.2, 77.4%, 76.5%)
CMYK77.4%, 71.3%, 0%, 23.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,898,115
CSS custom property--colour: #2C38C3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07304WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness82.2 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#3F3F3F
Inverted#D3C73C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0054C7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#0045C0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.5 from the original
Tritanopia#005F7Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 77 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 19.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 21.3Slate blue · ΔE 21.5Navy · ΔE 21.6Indigo · ΔE 24.4Royal blue · ΔE 24.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 19.4, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C3B72C
Analogous#2C83C3, #6C2CC3
Triadic#C32C38, #38C32C
Split complementary#C36C2C, #83C32C
Tetradic#C32C83, #C3B72C, #2CC36C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C8CCF3
Lighter +30%#9FA5E9
Lighter +20%#757EE0
Lighter +10%#4C57D6
Darker −10%#232C99
Darker −20%#192070
Darker −30%#101446
Darker −40%#06081D
More saturated +25%#0E1FE1
Less saturated −25%#4A51A5

Channel breakdown

R44
G56
B195
Red44 (17.3%)
Green56 (22%)
Blue195 (76.5%)
Hue235.23°
Saturation (HSL)63.18%
Lightness46.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2C · G 38 · B C3

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