Colour

#2C3BED

#2C3BED
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#2C3BED is a blue with RGB values 44, 59, 237 and HSL 235°, 84%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#2C3BED#2C3BED

HEX#2C3BED

RGBrgb(44, 59, 237)

RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.2314, 0.9294

RGB percentages17.3%, 23.1%, 92.9%

HSLhsl(235.3, 84.3%, 55.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(235.3, 81.4%, 92.9%)

CMYK81.4%, 75.1%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,898,925

CSS custom property--colour: #2C3BED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09778WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness95 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.11:1

Contrast with white7.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#454545

Inverted#D3C412

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0062F2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#004EEAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.3 from the original

Tritanopia#007192no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 95.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text7.11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.96:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 16.8 Blue violet · ΔE 20.4 Dark violet · ΔE 27.6 Blue · ΔE 30.1 Dark orchid · ΔE 31 Dark blue · ΔE 31.1

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 16.79, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#EDDE2C

Analogous#2C9BED, #7D2CED

Triadic#ED2C3B, #3BED2C

Split complementary#ED7E2C, #9CED2C

Tetradic#ED2C9C, #EDDE2C, #2CED7E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E8EAFD

Lighter +30%#B9BEF9

Lighter +20%#8A92F5

Lighter +10%#5B67F1

Darker −10%#1221D4

Darker −20%#0E1AA5

Darker −30%#0A1276

Darker −40%#060B47

More saturated +25%#1A2CFF

Less saturated −25%#4953D0

Channel breakdown

R44

G59

B237

Red44 (17.3%)

Green59 (23.1%)

Blue237 (92.9%)

Hue235.34°

Saturation (HSL)84.28%

Lightness55.1%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2C · G 3B · B ED

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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