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Colour

#2C3B7A

  • #2C3B7A
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#2C3B7A is a blue with RGB values 44, 59, 122 and HSL 228°, 47%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#2C3B7A#2C3B7A
HEX#2C3B7A
RGBrgb(44, 59, 122)
RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.2314, 0.4784
RGB percentages17.3%, 23.1%, 47.8%
HSLhsl(228.5, 47%, 32.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(228.5, 63.9%, 47.8%)
CMYK63.9%, 51.6%, 0%, 52.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,898,810
CSS custom property--colour: #2C3B7A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05069WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness65.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.43:1
Contrast with white10.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3C3C3C
Inverted#D3C485

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#19437Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#083C79no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.1 from the original
Tritanopia#004954no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.43:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.01:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 12.2Midnight blue · ΔE 23Rebecca purple · ΔE 29.7Steel blue · ΔE 32.6Slate blue · ΔE 34.1Royal blue · ΔE 36.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 12.18, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7A6B2C
Analogous#2C627A, #442C7A
Triadic#7A2C3B, #3B7A2C
Split complementary#7A442C, #627A2C
Tetradic#7A2C62, #7A6B2C, #2C7A44

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#98A5DA
Lighter +30%#7384CC
Lighter +20%#4D63BF
Lighter +10%#3A4D9F
Darker −10%#1E2955
Darker −20%#11172F
Darker −30%#03050A
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#172E8F
Less saturated −25%#414865

Channel breakdown

R44
G59
B122
Red44 (17.3%)
Green59 (23.1%)
Blue122 (47.8%)
Hue228.46°
Saturation (HSL)46.99%
Lightness32.55%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2C · G 3B · B 7A

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