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Recognised as Colour

#2C3A50

  • #2C3A50
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#2C3A50 is a blue with RGB values 44, 58, 80 and HSL 217°, 29%, 24%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#2C3A50#2C3A50
HEX#2C3A50
RGBrgb(44, 58, 80)
RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.2275, 0.3137
RGB percentages17.3%, 22.7%, 31.4%
HSLhsl(216.7, 29%, 24.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(216.7, 45%, 31.4%)
CMYK45%, 27.5%, 0%, 68.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,898,512
CSS custom property--colour: #2C3A50;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04141WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness57.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.49:1
Contrast with white11.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#393939
Inverted#D3C5AF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#323B51no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#2E3850no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Tritanopia#1F3F42no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.49:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.83:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 18.5Dim grey · ΔE 25.4Black · ΔE 28.5Slate grey · ΔE 29.2Light slate grey · ΔE 32.2Gray · ΔE 33.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 18.5, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#50422C
Analogous#2C4C50, #302C50
Triadic#502C3A, #3A502C
Split complementary#50302C, #4C502C
Tetradic#502C4C, #50422C, #2C5030

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8A9EBE
Lighter +30%#6983AC
Lighter +20%#506A92
Lighter +10%#3E5271
Darker −10%#1A222F
Darker −20%#080A0E
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#1C3760
Less saturated −25%#3C3D41

Channel breakdown

R44
G58
B80
Red44 (17.3%)
Green58 (22.7%)
Blue80 (31.4%)
Hue216.67°
Saturation (HSL)29.03%
Lightness24.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2C · G 3A · B 50

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