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Recognised as Colour

#2C3E52

  • #2C3E52
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#2C3E52 is a blue with RGB values 44, 62, 82 and HSL 212°, 30%, 25%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#2C3E52#2C3E52
HEX#2C3E52
RGBrgb(44, 62, 82)
RGB (0–1)0.1725, 0.2431, 0.3216
RGB percentages17.3%, 24.3%, 32.2%
HSLhsl(211.6, 30.2%, 24.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(211.6, 46.3%, 32.2%)
CMYK46.3%, 24.4%, 0%, 67.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,899,538
CSS custom property--colour: #2C3E52;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0459WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness60 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.95:1
Contrast with white10.95:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3C3C3C
Inverted#D3C1AD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#363F53no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#323B52no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original
Tritanopia#1E4345no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.95:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.92:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 16.1Dim grey · ΔE 23.7Slate grey · ΔE 27.6Black · ΔE 29.3Light slate grey · ΔE 30.6Gray · ΔE 31.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 16.08, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#52402C
Analogous#2C5152, #2D2C52
Triadic#522C3E, #3E522C
Split complementary#522D2C, #51522C
Tetradic#522C51, #52402C, #2C522D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8AA4C0
Lighter +30%#698AAE
Lighter +20%#507094
Lighter +10%#3E5773
Darker −10%#1A2531
Darker −20%#080C10
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#1C3D62
Less saturated −25%#3C3F42

Channel breakdown

R44
G62
B82
Red44 (17.3%)
Green62 (24.3%)
Blue82 (32.2%)
Hue211.58°
Saturation (HSL)30.16%
Lightness24.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2C · G 3E · B 52

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